Bookstores
Note: These are largely inspired by a postcard book on the "worlds greatest bookstores" I once got as a gift that spurred this bookstore finding phase of the last few years. That book is here.
- city lights, san francisco, california, usa.
- adobe books, san francisco, california, usa.
- moe's, berkeley, california, usa.
- the avid reader, davis, california, usa.
- the last bookstore, los angeles, california, usa.
- symposium books, providence, rhode island, usa.
- lovecraft arts, providence, rhode island, usa.
- brattle bookshop, boston, massachussetts, usa.
- commonwealth books, boston, massachussetts, usa.
- grolier poetry book shop, boston, massachussetts, usa.
- wordsworth books, cambridge, massachussetts, usa.
- giovanni's room, philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa.
- scribner's bookstore, new york city, new york, usa.
- strand book store, new york city, new york, usa.
- rizzoli bookstore, new york city, new york, usa.
- gotham book mart, new york city, new york, usa.
- 192 books, new york city, new york, usa.
- faulkner house books, new orleans, louisiana, usa.
- the garden district, new orleans, louisiana, usa.
- word on the water, london, uk.
- daunt books, london, uk.
- hatchard's, london, uk.
- shakespeare and company, paris, france.
- singbal's bookhouse, goa, india.
- literati bookstore, goa, india.
- crosswords, bombay, india.
- strand bookstore, bombay, india.
- kitab khana, bombay, india.
- el pendulo, mexico city, mexico.
- centro cultural elena garro, mexico city, mexico.
that i want to go to.
- quimby's, chicago, illinois, usa. apparently the first and flagship graphic novel store. also featuring a vintage photo booth and a drugs & beer section.
- bookcellar, chicago, illinois, usa. a bookstore, a wine cellar, and a writing space in one. what more could you ask for?
- three lives and company, new york city, new york, usa. named after gertrude stein's book that inspired the theme. recommended by john!
- mcnally jackson, new york city, new york, usa. large independent bookstore and looks v pretty. reason enough.
- living batch bookstore, albuquerque, new mexico. a small press and author supporting store that sold underground work in the old times. allen ginsberg hung out here!
- el ataneo grand splendid, buenos aires, argentina. housed inside a grand old theatre with murals on the ceiling and three stories of books surrounding the centre.
- kanda jimbocho, tokyo, japan. an actual book town! the dream!
- giggles, chennai, india. the tiniest square footage but a cultural hub of indian writers. shashi tharoor etc., vouch for this and the owner is an author (the tales series).
- tell a story, lisbon, portugal. a mobile bookstore in a van. curious to see how this works.
- livraria lello, porto, portugal. picture the grandest staircase, stained glass ceilings and neo-gothic design, as well as, of course, many wonderful historic books.
- richard booth's bookshop, hay-on-wye, wales, uk. another town of books (and the second oldest one in history).
- bart's books, ojai, california. a giant outdoor independent bookstore against a backdrop of oak and sycamore trees.
- munro's books, vancouver island, canada. in a neoclassical heritage award winning building, so this has got to be pretty spectacular.
- salts mill, saltaire, yorkshire, uk. a giant mill (now a heritage site) with rows and rows of ancient books.