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Category Archives: Bookstore Tourism
Libros Para el Viaje (Books for the Journey)
Libros Para el Viaje is the brainchild of Denise Chávez owner of Casa Camino Real Bookstore in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Since the summer of 2018, she has been collecting books and distributing them to refugees at the southern U.S. border … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, South America, USA
Tagged ABA, Central America, Immigration, New Mexico, refugees
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Wise Men Fished Here
In 2005, the legendary Gotham Book Mart in New York City closed its bricks and mortar store. By 2007, the iconic Manhattan bookseller was out of business for good. Fortunately, the University of Pennsylvania was gifted much of the contents … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Allen Ginsberg, indie bookstores, New York City, Patti Smith, William S. Burroughs
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Bookseller to love today
Michele Gentile is the owner and manager of a bookstore/café in the small southern Italian town of Polla near Salerno. For many years, Gentile has been quietly using a community-minded system called libri sospeso or suspended books in his Ex Libris Bookshop. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe
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Center for Fiction
Awhile ago I shared a story about the imminent big move for New York City’s historic Center for Fiction from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Well, it has finally happened and the new site’s grand opening is on Tuesday February 19th. The … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Brooklyn, Center for Fiction, New York City
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Nothing is harder on the soul
One of my happiest moments was finding one of my books for sale at the iconic City Lights in San Francisco many, many years ago. I am pleased to see that they continue to be a beacon for truth and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Lawrence Ferlingetti, Poetry, San Francisco
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Bookstore Tourism: Austin
Over the years I’ve visit dozens of library book sales and used book outlets, but I think that Austin, Texas has to have the biggest bookstore. Situated in an unappealing stripmall. Recycled Reads is a surprising find. The city of Austin has … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, USA
Tagged Austin, recycling, sustainability, Texas
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Bookstore Tourism : Tokyo (with a twist)
Conceived by a group of book loving entrepreneurs that includes Smiles and Morioka Shoten (the booksellers behind the “single room, single book, bookshop), Bunkitsu opened on December 11, 2018 in a sprawling space that was previously occupied by Aoyama Book Center in … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, Japan, Roppongi, Tokyo
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It’s Always Sunny In South Philadelphia
Tomorrow a new indie bookstore is having its official grand opening in south Philly. A Novel Idea, which has had a gradual soft roll-out over the past few weeks, is owned and managed by writer Christina Rosso-Schneider and her artist husband Alexander … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Philadelphia, South Philly
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Travel Between The Pages 