Great selection! Love that they have books by local authors. Also, if they dont have what youre looking for, they can order it! Shipping is speedy! People who work here are nice, helpful, and courteous!

LOVE THIS BOOK SHOP!I think the owners have literally read every book in the store! Just tell them what you’re in the mood for and they will have suggestions. It is so fun to shop here!They also have a great website. When I want a new book I feel Good about spending the extra couple bucks supporting this small business! Instead of the giant.

Wonderful local bookstore you can get anything at. Knowledgeable and very friendly staff. It was fun to go to.

We just happened upon this store and I’m OBSESSED. The staff was incredibly nice and helpful. We bought like a dozen books.

Awesome little bookstore right in downtown Dubuque. Small, but they have a great variety on a nice array of topics. I really enjoyed my visit.

What great service! Very friendly and flexible about my purchase and shipping to four locations.My new alternative to the All Powerful You Know Who!

Friendly staff with fast service. I ordered online and was able to pick up the next day! Cute interior and lots to choose from!

Great little bookstore in downtown Dubuque! Great selection and great friendly staff!

Great selection. Super helpful staff.

I moved back to the Dubuque area after being away for 20 years and I stumbled upon this amazing bookstore as I was walking through Downtown. The vibe, historical decor and overall feeling of this place is everything you want in a book store. The staff is beyond friendly, knowledgable and willing to order books if they dont have them in store. I love this place and Im excited it made it through a very tough 2020 and I want everyone to shop small local business to keep them up and running. Plus, being in the presence of live books is like a refreshing walk in Nature. Spend time here! Youll be so happy you did.

Bright, happy and full of delightful books for all ages & genres! The ladies were friendly, kind and helpful. Their window display is also amazing!

Wonderful independent bookstore in downtown Dubuque. Great selection of classics, best sellers, magazines, childrens books, and unique gifts. And the employees are always able to recommend a good book too, if youre looking.

The best bookstore.

Awesome store! Great selection and staff is wonderful. We love taking the kids there.

Amazing little place to visit. Website is horrible. Some nice places to sit and read.

They are always so helpful to find things they have in stock or order things that they dont. I appreciate their recommendations on books & other items. Its a great resource for our community!

Geek Squad was amazing and very helpful.

Its an amazing book store with a homey feel

Its an independently owned book store and its local to our community. Its quaint and they give you a one on one experience that makes you feel as if theyve known you for years. If there is something that youre searching for, that they dont have in stock, they will look to see if it can be ordered for you. I love this shop 🙂.

Staff is so friendly and the atmosphere is just wonderful. Lots to look at for everyone, great books and great product.

This is a jewel of our downtown. The distinctive smell of new tomes... the gentle creak of the wood floors... the friendly and knowledgeable staff. We need more businesses like this on Main Street.

Such kind employees and great cards!

Everyone at River Lights is a delight! Their unique and wonderful books and gift items are perfect for any literature lover, and the service is impeccable! They even wrap gifts!

Cool local bookstore. Super helpful staff and they have an entire Kurt V. section.

Great local book store, love shopping here for gifts for adults and kids alike.

Helpful staff. Great atmosphere. Many gift options.

Great place to buy books

Lovely little bookstore with much charm and a friendly, helpful staff.

If on your travel you enjoy shopping for books in unique spaces River lights bookstore is a must visit.A wide assortment of book types and authors in a spacious store but not so big as too be overwhelming.The staff is friendly and willing to help with selecting titles and offer suggestions but treat the buying experience as a personal matter and leave you to browse at your own pace.Special events such as author readings take place when the world is still open.The area where the store is located is also close to great coffee at Jitterz, great food at L. May eatery and a unique tourist experience at St. Lukes United Methodist Church which houses one of the largest collections of Tiffany staind glass.So visit the church, buy a book enjoy some coffee maybe dinner. All of these places are jewels of the city of Dubuque.

This amazing store opened 45 mins early because we happened to be looking in the windows. Couldn’t have been happier with the service and amazing selection. Can’t wait to go back in the near future. Thank you to the staff for a great welcome to the town.

Ever since I found this shop, I won’t go anywhere else to buy my books. The staff is so friendly and helpful and the store itself is so beautiful!

Extremely friendly, great selection of books. Nice meeting area, and alot of extra effort put into this place! They currently have Blind Date with a Book set up for Valentines.

Great independent bookstore. Wide-ranging selection including plenty of books relevant to current events and local authors, well-organized, and dog-friendly.

Small local bookstore in a small river city. With the window seat and a few scattered tables this is a great place to grab a hardback, paperweight, or interact with whatever new contest the store is putting on. There is a great variety for a small local bookstore and its worth the stop to check it out.

Great little bookstore in the heart of downtown. The space has a really warm feel and the employees are always very kind. The perfect mix for such a sweet little bookstore. Whether youre looking for something obscure or something from the best sellers list you wont be disappointed. They also feature a wonderful childrens section. when in Dubuque make sure you stop in to this little gem.

Such a charming indie bookshop. Impressive selection, as well. Was pleasantly surprised to find such high-quality literary fiction and nonfiction, even a few titles I hadnt heard of, though Ive been a professional reviewer more than a dozen years. Didnt think a lot of books made it past me, but apparently so!FYI, the cool little indie coffee shop across the street gives a 10% discount if you show them your receipt from River Lights. I grabbed a great mocha latte there after I bought a few books.

Great little bookstore with a good selection of all types of books for all ages. Plenty of gift ideas! Very friendly and helpful staff as well.

High quality hole-in-the wall bookstore. This is a really fun place with a welcoming environment. The staff know thier stuff and love a good challenge. River Lights Bookstore is a Downtown must see

Such a cute little bookstore! Reminds me of the bookstore from You’ve Got Mail. Could wander around in there for hours!

Best independent book store I know! An elegant well worn feeling in the space, a great selection of new releases and classics plus a wonderful kids section. Super friendly and helpful staff at all times. Thanks, Sue!

Great place to get books

One of my favorite bookstores! Though I do miss their cute dog. So sad my husband Christopher never met it.

My favorite place to browse, read, and buy anything book related. Also, sometimes they have advanced reader copies available that I just love getting my hands on!

River Lights is a doll of a bookstore! I was looking for a specific title from a Wisconsin author. They had several choices. I love the spaces and the building is lovely. The staff was attentive and friendly -- its quite lovely.

River Lights is my favorite indie bookstore in Iowa. I always stop by when traveling from Madison, Wisconsin to the Quad Cities. The booksellers direct me to excellent reads and I always buy a book when I stop in.

Nice little store though saw some strange lady climb up the ladder and then proceeded to meow at me and my wife

We absolutely loved this place! Its such a sweet little store, and a great combination of classic dark wood shelves and seating and new books and bright decor. They also had a great variety of books, especially for a small place. My Mr. grabbed some Frank Lloyd Wright bookmarks, and I got a book on food. The employees were helpful but not intrusive, and if you make a purchase, show your receipt across the street at Jitterz for 10% off!

This is a great bookstore. A good selection of progressive mags and a lot of room to sit and read.

Quaint little bookshop that offers a great selection on a variety of book. They have the small town feel to it and were quick to greet the moment we walked in. Treats and water available for dogs on sunny days.

Favorite place to get gifts for kids and family. Free gifted wrap and an the employees are so knowledgeable!

I love this book store! They have a wonderfully curated selection of books. I never walk out empty handed.

I love to go to River Lights Bookstore! The people are friendly, they are pet friendly, too. And you cannot beat buying local

More than what I expected. Great selection of books and gifts. The local support of book clubs with their own designated shelved was awesome to see and smart business!

Lovely one of a kind bookstore. Its the kind of place where the staff know and love books, and want you to be able to interact with them. We stop every time we are in Dubuque.

A lovely, very inviting store. The selection is not huge, but the offerings are well curated. The staff is very knowledgable. I always make a point of visiting when in town.

One of my favorite bookstores in Iowa. The staff always has great suggestions.

This was a great bookstore! I always love going to independent bookstores, and this one had a really good selection of books for a small bookstore. I also appreciate the pupper friendly aspect of the store.

Friendly, courteous, helpful. Goes out of their way to help find books if not in store.

Really nice independent bookstore. Wonderful evening at book readings and signing. Great turnout.

Great local bookstore with a wide selection and friendly staff. Spent way too much, so it mustve been nice here judging by that alone.

Nice feminine new age like your into rhunes, 10 cats, tarrot cards cozy place.

A great bookstore with more than just books. We always stop here when in town.

Beautiful store and helpful staff. I highly recommend!

Great selection of books, games, and more. The staff was excellent helping me choose the perfect books appropriate for my childrens reading interests.

Really nice small independent owned. Qyiet and easy to sit and read or browse books.

A nice little independent bookstore that has a little of everything including cards if your buying a book as a gift.

The staff is so friendly and helpful. The owner clearly has a passion for books. River Lights is what an indie bookstore should be. Please the drive from LeClaire to Dubuque is beautiful.

Best hometown family-like atmosphere

Intimate locally owned bookstore with outstanding customer service!!!

Quaint old tomet book store, reasonably prices, great atmosphere

Cute little bookstore, well organized, clean, friendly staff

Truly awesome bookstore and very friendly staff

Very nice atmosphere, broad and well-chosen selection, useful accessories available, reasonable prices and a friendly staff.

THE bookstore in Dubuque. What a fun place.

Very nice independent book store.

Excellent selection of books and reasonably priced

Great booksto

Always a good experience. Have what I am looking for..

Nice little book store with a good selection.

Cozy atmosphere and helpful staff!

I emailed them a week ago from the address on their website and they dont answer customer emails requesting information about book availability. Barnes and Noble got back to me and Ive purchased my book from them.

Very nice people.

Great store! Fantastic service!

Excellent selection and great service.

Nice store. Lots of variety.

Ordered book, friendly service

Classic, good local book store

Nice store, service was alright.

Great indie bookstore

Always helpful

My favorite bookstore

Nice bookstore

Authentic

Amazing