By the Book: When a digital device just won't do

Great French books!

A great place to pick up some great books - Lille, France!

Typer @ Shakespeare & Sons, Prague

The original Shakespeare & Company was born in Paris back in 1919 but the name of the bard has become so popular with bookstore owners that it has spawned many other "Shakespeare & _______" stores. The most recent one that I found is in...

The Most Unusual Bookstore in Toronto

As stated on their website, Monkey's Paw is Toronto's most idiosyncratic secondhand bookshop, specializing in uncommon and out-of-print books, ephemera, and images.

On one visit, I was able to find an old Boy Scout handbook from the 1940s. This is...

Jonesing for some English Reading in Rome?

Anglo American Book Co. is my best source for English-language books in Rome. They have an amazing inventory of beautiful books on the city.

39/06-679-5222. By Pepi Marchetti Franchi, as told to Elizabeth Minchilli. Photo by Andrea Wyner. This...

for bibliophiles in Seattle...

For decades, Elliott Bay Books has been one of Seattle's best bookstores...So, a few years ago, when it was announced that the venerable institution was going to leave its historic Pioneer Square neighborhood digs, there was lots of worry--would...

The Play is the Thing

Where in the world can you read Shakepeare's famous plays while on a stage, or in the box, and pretend to be the Bard while reading about the Bard?

Only one place that I know of, El Ateneo in Buenos Aires in the neighborhood of Barrio Norte.

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Neighborhood Library Promotes Literary Sharing

Montclair is known for many things, among them its many amazing writers. That's what happens when you become the suburb of choice for so many former Manhattan and Brooklyn-nites. Tucked on a side street, the Little Free Library is just one in a...

City Lights Bookstore | The Poetry Room

The heart of the Beatnik movement, City Lights is a can't-miss bookstore for lovers of books and culture and hidden spaces. Spread over three levels, this isn't your average seller of books - it specialises in make-you-think kinds of fiction and...

Austrian National Library Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Entering the Austrian National Library is a jaw dropping moment in ones life. After buying my ticket, then having it scanned, then looking up I was drooling with delight. This place looks like something out of Harry Potter but its here and in...