Best Bookstore
Prairie Lights Books
15 S. Dubuque St.
Prairie Lights continues its unbroken streak of victories in the best bookstore category. Since its founding in 1978, Prairie Lights has been a destination bookstore for lovers of literature, and its reputation undoubtedly helped Iowa City achieve its United Nations designation as a City of Literature. A town filled with writers continues to embrace Prairie Lights.
Runners-up: Barnes & Noble, Iowa Book
Last year’s winner: Prairie Lights Books