Under the Volcano Books

Mexico City's first English language used bookstore

Celaya 25, Col. Hipódromo Condesa

2 Blocks West of Metrobus Sonora

Mission

To establish: an embassy for the soul of the English-speaking world – its literature – in Mexico; an educational resource for Chilangos learning English and eager to explore the artistic reach of the language; a web-free, Kindle-less island of analog time in the digital sea; a community center for Commonwealth and American expatriates in the most exciting, vibrant and accessible city on Earth; an institution that will pay tribute to that city’s magnificence with the best our native culture has to offer

Hours

Open every day from
11am-6pm

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What the store needs right now are book donations more than anything.
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Latest Updates

  • Okay this REALLY IS the last time (till 2021). We will open for customers one or one group at a time, masked, gelled from head to toe and limited to thirty minutes if others are waiting, regular hours Friday December 11th at 11 AM through close at 6 PM Monday, December 14th. (That includes Sunday, […]

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  • Apologies for saying these last two brief openings would be the last – they were meant to be. But necessity is the mother – and a motherfucker – of changing your mind. Pushing our regular schedule forward a couple hours to accommodate that vicious end-of-week hora pico. Open this Friday to customers one or one […]

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  • I know when we opened up in October we said it was the last time. But a ton of new books have come in, and we need money to power through until reopening in the spring. So, rules: masks and gel; one person, couple or family at a time. (This may require some waiting, -get […]

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