Flagship Books - Kansas City, Kansas

Bryan Whitehead

Flagship Books fits well with the Strawberry Hill arts community vibe. The small store is a comfortable space with a good range of books by local authors as well as a selection of other new and used books. The owners are also happy to order books they don't have in stock, making this an excellent alternative to Amazon. Though this review is based on my first visit, I plan to keep an eye out for Flagship-hosted readings and other events.

Taylor Z

Ty and Joel do a great job working with you to track down copies of books you're looking for, whether they are new or used. Big Open Book Club is an awesome event they host every month to bring readers together without forcing people to read the same book. The new location is awesome and spacious! They have a great selection of used books and local KC authors' works.

Catherina Mueller

Cozy, cute bookstore but don’t let its smaller size fool you…it’s a well-curated, thoughtful, local independent bookshop. A mix of new and used books, wonderful selection of newer fiction titles, a poetry shelf, a Spanish section, local histories and stories section, local authors, diverse children’s chapter books and more for younger readers, etc. Very intentional assortment of books as well ensuring authors of color were prominent amongst traditional Western classics as well, and I so appreciated seeing that front and center.

I felt confident I could explore and find books I’ve been wanting for awhile and also find new-to-me perspectives and voices. For example, there were books featuring a collection of essays from the perspective of its disabled female author to the writings of James Baldwin to a great selection of books by Indigenous authors. I ended up walking away with four books of wildly different genres and topics that I’ve had on my to-buy list for ages and I’m delighted to have found them all here, especially since I came in not looking for anything in particular.

Apparently they’re moving to a larger space down the block in a couple weeks and I’m looking forward to seeing the new place. I’ll definitely be back!

Tim Stangohr

Great little book shop. I found some rare vintage titles that I loved. Very reasonable prices!

Arthur Smith

What a perfectly curated collection of books, from local authors to the classics. Even an interesting Spanish section. Great religion shelf and social activism material. We wanted to take the whole collection home with us. Do check this place out!

A.D.

This book store has it all. Used, new, local authors, all genres and kids books. The employee chatted with us about the books we were considering and made helpful recommendations. The book store is small but certainly worth a visit - you’ll find what you’re looking for. It was nice to shop in a bookstore that was well organized and just small enough to not be overwhelming like many other book stores. They gave us stickers and bookmarks with our purchase!

Maxwell Dangelewicz

Best bookstore in Kansas City and locally owned!

Nia Bothwell “Lady Terror”

I live right around the corner from this amazing little bookstore. They sell used and new books, which is a nice treat since I prefer older copies. Prices are quite fair, walked out twice with a large pile of books without spending an arm and a leg.

Got to meet the owner and let him know I’ll be coming down regularly to feed my book addiction. So glad they opened up!