Here are some book stores in Kuwait. English-language books are available at all of them, although Better Books and Bliss & Paper have a larger selection.:

• Better Books in Salmiya
• CAP Bookshop in Shuwaikh
• Bliss & Paper located in Dasman Complex in Sharq
• The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letter library in Kuwait City
• Jarir Bookstore with several locations
• The Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait in Sharq
• Rakan Book Store in Hawally
• The National Library Bookstore in Mubarakiya. You can read more about it here
• Kuwait Heritage Library in Jibla, you can read a Kuwait Times article about the book store here or contact them here

The story of the Family Bookshop has been posted on 248. It was first opened by missionaries in 1910. In 1969, they opened a book shop at the American Mission Hospital and in Salmiya. The Salmiya location closed down in 2012.