Visible Voice Books

RIP Visible Voice. You are now an invisible voice.

Books + wine + free music by local musicians = absolute perfection! This is how life should be, to enjoy conversations with friends on a Friday night with good wine while browsing through books.
The book inventory was impressive, including all of Haruki Murakami’s books and J.D. Salinger. I hadn’t bought a book in an actual bookstore in a long time (darn the convenience of Amazon) but I loved perusing book titles and flaps for a new find. I ended up buying from an author I had never heard of before.
I could see myself frequenting VVB often if only I lived in Cleveland!

The combination of wine and great books is a sinister idea that would keep me in Cleveland for the rest of my life. Someone in Philadelphia has to open up a bookstore like this one.
There was a cross section of new and used books. I wound up getting out of there with just one purchase. I could have spent more on books AND wine.
I had the Chinon wine! It was very tasty. They sell the same wine at L’albatross but it’s $ 5 more per glass.
When you need a break, skip starbucks or barnes and noble and got to the Visible Voice. Grab a book, like Mary Oliver’s «Thirst» and sip some wine and enjoy Ms. Oliver’s great poetry.

I stopped by for some music in the courtyard patio on a balmy summer twilight. I love it here — everything I could have wanted — outdoor patio, books, music and wine to top it off!

Thanks, Unilocalers! I checked out this awesome bookstore a couple Friday’s ago with my 5 year old daughter. As a way-​east-​sider, it’s tough (impossible?) to obtain a fix of hip-​cerebral-​ness. Visible Voice has books (cerebral) and friendly, unique people (hip) PLUS Beer and Wine and LIVE MUSIC. What a perfectly awesome combination. I highly recommend you pay this establishment a visit!

Little independent bookstores certainly face a daunting challenge in this day of the ebook. They need to do things right. Visible Voice does things right. They stock unusual, quirky and interesting books that larger retailers often do not and that may or may not be in digital format.
I often will try to give local bookstores the benefit of my business by taking, say, my amazon wish list in and seeing what I can buy at a place. In terms of success-​to-​size-​of-​store ration, Visible Voice has beaten every other bookstore in my journey. That they stock a number of the small books from the British Film Institute certainly helps, but even in other categories, Visible Voice clearly has taken the time to make up for in quality what they cannot have in quantity.
They are friendly about it, too. Although I am openly politically conservative, and Visible Voice pretty clearly has a vibe that runs the other way, I have never been treated disrespectfully there. For conservatives, often used to a side helping of condescension with their purchase (I have stopped purchases mid card swipe on such grounds), this is a significant plus.
A great addition to Tremont and to Cleveland.

Wish they served 40s instead of wine. As we all know people who ride 10 speeds and drive Volkswagons dont drink 40s, silly. I DO love the «Aproved by Hall N Oats» section of books though!

Visible Voice is one of my favorite businesses in Cleveland. The bookshop is quaint and relaxed; the book selection is just amazing. It’s definitely the kind of bookstore that makes you want to quit your job and spend your paltry savings on books about urban farming, gender studies, and every book written about, in, or around cleveland ever. yes, it is good.
some of the people who work there: not-​so-​good. like, in particular, one guy. he seems nice enough, but also pretty stoned most of the time and is just not helpful. i ordered a book through him for a christmas gift. after waiting 2 weeks to receive a phone call that it had come in, i went there myself. he had never ordered it! oh well. the next time i saw him, i picked up the book that i had re-​ordered and we had the exact same conversation that we had when i ordered it for the first time! hell-​OOO.
still, VV is the best.

An abundance of excellent books (the kind literate people read and not say Nicholas Sparks or Nora Roberts) It, to me is quite inviting and cozy. It has a laid-​back elegance in a non-​pretentious way that is overall quite appealing. I enjoyed great conversation with the friendly staff and I also liked the fact that there is a meeting room (I attended a poetry workshop and was quite pleased by this). I wish I had gone to this place sooner and I prefer it’s warm order to Mac’s Backs Books rather cramped (albeit an adventure of literary discovery) chaos.

Love books and a good glass of vino? Even if it’s just one or the other, be sure to stop in.
Wish I could say I’m an avid reader (although, my husband is, if that counts) but I particularly enjoy their Wine Tastings and was just there for one this past Friday evening. Fantastic wine for a great value (only $ 10 to sample 5 varieties), personable service, inviting atmosphere, and importantly, an eclectic book selection — I couldn’t resist purchasing a book about the musician, Cat Power, for myself and found an interesting autobiography for my better half.
Once the weather warms up, you can definitely find me on their lovely patio sipping some wine.. .and perhaps flipping through the pages of a new book ;)

I am a new Visible Voice lover!
The reasons for only 3 stars:
It’s a bit far from my place, so I don’t/can’t go often.
I’m a Mac’s Backs addict, and that’s within walking distance if I decide to go during the 3 months of walking weather we get.
But, don’t be scared by my 3 stars. This place is fabulous! There’s a great selection of books and I couldn’t keep my hands off of dozens of them… until I remembered the status of my bank account. Heh. Books and beer.
Also, they have coffee and wine here, which is fantastic when you just want to lounge/​relax and look at/​read books!

I really like Visible Voice Books. They are the very definition of an independent bookstore. Great array of books and print for any reader to enjoy. The staff is really helpful in finding and suggesting books.
The serve coffee and wine to sip on while you dig through their store for the next book to bury your nose into.
I wish I could visit them more often and support them with my business.

This bookstore has such a cool vibe. I guess that should be expected from a place that’s a wine bar, bookstore, and music venue. The book selection is limited, but it’s a small independent bookstore. And the sections they do have are decently extensive (this coming from a librarian, so I mean it). But the best part (for a nerdy like me anyway) is the ability to drink some wine while being nestled among books. They have this really squishy comfy ottoman that I sat on while drinking wine and talking about books with my fellow road tripper.
Oh! And when we saw we were there during happy hour, we asked if that even applied on weekends since it was a Saturday. The girl looked at the clock, looked at the sign, and was like, «yeah, sure, today can be happy hour». That’s the attitude I like to hear!

I need to go back to Visible Voice and just browse. Last time I went in there, I was sort of in a hurry and was looking for something somewhat specific (a theme-​based children’s book for a classroom lesson plan). I had to just get in and get out. But here’s what I gathered from that brief visit:
–very warm, cozy interior with lots of «nooks.» I think if you’re a bookstore, you’re striving for nooks. Or at least it’s a bonus.
–rumors about patios/​coffee/​wine/​performance, but again, I didn’t come for that purpose and didn’t scope it out too much. But that is enough of a draw to return.
–I got what I was «looking for.» And I didn’t browse through many other sections, but the children’s section was diverse and interesting. I saw lots of cool, progressive books there.
The only reason they lose a star is because the people working there seemed really pretentious. This is sorta the place where the staff isn’t really there to serve you, but rather, entertain themselves while occasionally helping someone. They reluctantly stop their conversation to assist. If I’m nervous to check out, that’s bad news. (However, I do realize that it could have just been who was there that day. I’ll have to return to see what’s up.)

A gem.
A great selection of all kinds of books on the hipster, progressive cultural spectrum. Not a lot of current titles — several of the books up front on most prominent display were a few years old — but still a wonderful bookshop experience. Could use a better LGBT selection though.
Decent prices too. The hardcover copy of «The Way We Eat» by Peter Singer that I bought was about $ 5 off the cover price. Not bad.
The interior is cozy and very welcoming, with some comfy chairs and a couch. And wine with your browsing? Yes please.

Extremely cute bookstore, with a great selection of books, a laid back cool atmosphere and friendly staff.
I have not managed to exit this place with my hands empty.
You can find everything: from new books to old ones to rare ones.

This crazy awesome guy I was dating took me to Visible Voice Books a couple of weeks ago. I was overwhelmed by the awesome selection of reads. There was even a stellar local selection. While I was there the owner received a comment from another patron… she said «this is such a cute place.» He responded «I was going for cool, but cute works too.» Well I say «this place is wickedly fantastic.» There is a great selection contemporary and classic works. They also offer a free meeting space. I could only hope to return there someday. Maybe if I click my heels and say «there’s“s no place like Visible Voice Books, there’s no place like Visible Voice Books…» you get the drift.

What a great place. While it certainly isn’t your salt-​of-​the-​earth big-​box type of store, Visible Voice ALWAYS has what I’m looking for (and a bunch of stuff that I wasn’t looking for but loved anyway). The mixture is 90 percent new stuff, 10 percent used. They even have a patio and wine bar on the side of the building. I like that so I can mask my slow descent into alcoholism with profundity.

If I could afford all of the books on music, bands, and art that I really want to own and read, then my house would look like the front half of Visible Voice.
Amazing selection. Just… amazing.

Are you frustrated by the mentality of little Billy, the sixteen year old tween who’s textin’ his buddy about what to do after work all the while working at the local Barnes and Noble who knows nothing about what book you’re looking for?
Are you a bit intimidated by the overwhelming amount of books in Borders, but yet finding that they STILL don’t have the title you want?
Do you live in the Cleveland area and just don’t know where a bookstore is?
Do you know how to read?
Have you ever read?
Do I?
Where am I going with this?
…then Visible Voice will satisfy the craving for a bookstore that has interesting titles, variety, and will actually HAVE that book you’re looking for. and they don’t even have 1,000,000,000,000 titles (and not the one you’re looking for.) instead, they have good stuff. sections with everything from poetry, fiction, history, philosophy, theater…
.and some pretty funny giftables, too.
me likey.