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San Ginés Book Shop
Madrid, Spain

San Ginés Book Shop

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.
The Portail Abattoirs marking the entry to the horse market
Paris, France

Les Abattoirs de Vaugirard

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
libraries

8 Surprising Stories to Celebrate World Book Day

The pleasures of reading about reading.
April White April 19, 2023
bookstores

Podcast: For Keeps Books

The place to find rare and classic books by Black authors.
The Podcast Team April 19, 2023
museums

Podcast: The Beat Museum

This San Francisco museum is a shrine to an influential cultural movement.
The Podcast Team March 30, 2023
Monterrey, Mexico

Librería CONARTE

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.
London, England

Pamela Colman Smith's Fireplace

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.
London, England

Books for Cooks

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.
Flateyri Bookstore
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The Ultimate Guide to Wondrous Independent Bookstores

We think book havens are heaven.
Jonathan Carey September 30, 2022
Atlanta, Georgia

For Keeps Bookstore

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.
Fantagraphics
Seattle, Washington

Fantagraphics

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.
Interior of La Llama store
Barcelona, Spain

La Llama

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.
Crafts for sale.
Durango, Colorado

White Rabbit Books & Curiosities

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.
Ramalama Book Exchange
Wonthaggi, Australia

Ramalama Book Exchange

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.
Parque Rivadavia open air book market
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parque Rivadavia Book Market

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.
Yaguchi Bookstore.
Tokyo, Japan

Jimbōchō Book Town

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.
The current window display as of August 2021
Port Richey, Florida

The Obscuratorium

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.
Kearney, Nebraska

Morris Press Cookbook Store

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.