Perelandra is a nonprofit-partnered bookshop in Fort Collins’ River District. A living literary environment, the shop experiments with genre and space to cultivate a terrain of curiosity and communion.

Welcome—

In this age of disembodiment and automation, the book endures as an antidote to apathy. Perelandra exists to keep our senses sharp: to keep the reading-animal wild.

We love work that resists easy classification; our collections of poetry, art books, and scholarship are among the largest in Colorado. But we are no less devoted to narrative, nature, and myth. As one dear regular writes, “No matter what you’re interested in, you’ll find something here that you love.”

In addition to selling literature, Perelandra funds the Reader in Residence, the first artist residency dedicated to reading itself as a creative act. And for those who want to add new dimensions to their reading practice (or simply can’t visit us in person), there’s the Wild Carrot Society, a seasonal book subscription.

Thanks for being here—

Joe Deany-Braun, Curator

  • I cannot say enough about the good energy of this space, or of the spirited folk behind it.

    —Bonnie Nadzam, author of Love in the Anthropocene

  • Filled with discovery and invitation. Strangely and deeply life-affirming.

    —Seth Braverman

  • Such a welcome relief from the noise and digital distraction of everyday life.

    —William Ames

  • Perelandra is the best bookstore in Fort Collins and probably the known universe.

    —Will Pass, author of The Second-Smartest Dog That Ever Lived

  • I've never seen such an amazing selection of poetry in any bookshop ever.

    —Joanna Doxey, author of Plainspeak, WY

  • An oasis for wandering thoughts and weary spirits.

    —Alex Woodcheck

  • You don’t have to go in looking for anything in particular, the book will find you.

    —Eri Matsumura

  • Come here if you want to discover something new that will change the way you read.

    —Chase Cate

  • We are lucky to have Perelandra in our community.

    —Ian McWilliams

MISSION

To recognize the essential fluidity and kinship of literary genre.
To model and mobilize literary heterogeneity.
To steward embodied connections with literary spaces.

VISION

A resilient and participatory wilderness of literature.