109 Items Tagged

Bookstores

Book and Bed Hostel

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

The Only Bookstore on Najafi Street

Four years after the Iraqi city of Mosul was liberated from ISIS, Daud Salim is the first—and the only—bookseller to return to the storied street.

Pesha Magid August 26, 2021

Jacksonville, Florida

Chamblin Bookmine

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Ojai, California

Bart's Books

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Kansas City, Missouri

Prospero's Books

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Paperback Bookshop Rhinoceros

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

12 Places in Massachusetts Where Literature Comes to Life

50 States of Wonder

Sigtuna, Sweden

The Sigtuna Phone Box Library

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

London, England

Osterley Bookshop

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

Permanently Closed

BooksActually

An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.

A Bookstore in Boulder Pivots to Bike Delivery of 'Mystery Bags'

They're filled with handpicked books and a bag of tea or coffee beans.

Micah Ling April 15, 2020

This Tiny Welsh Town Is Brimming With Books

Permanently Closed

Archer City, Texas

Booked Up

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

The Uncertain Future of the World's Largest Secondhand Book Market

At the College Street market in Kolkata, India, independent booksellers fear the arrival of a massive mall.

Peter Yeung November 18, 2019

What It's Like to Build and Operate a Tiny Traveling Bookshop

A French theater director crowdsourced his dream.

Emily Monaco October 22, 2019

Oxford, England

The Norrington Room

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Provins, France

Le Roy Lire

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Librería del Desierto

A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.