Downtown Books is the independent bookstore on Roanoke Island with the largest selection of Outer Banks titles in Manteo alongside NYT best-sellers, children's books, romance, blind date books, young adult, used books, history, journals, a wide offering of greeting cards, stickers, puzzles, gifts and more. We've been putting the right book in the right hands at the right time since 2012 and have been voted best bookstore on the beach four times! Eat. Sleep. Read. Not just our mantra- it's our life!