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Tag Archives: Bookstores
Shakespeare and Company Paris
If you love books, and if you have ever been to Paris, it’s likely that you have also visited the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookshop. The legendary Paris bookseller recently shared a video exploring artist Karine Diot’s book sculpture The Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Bookstores, Paris
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Secret Bookstores NYC
With iconic New York City booksellers seemingly disappearing every month, it’s a relief to find that venerable institutions are fighting the trend and thriving. It’s particularly surprising when it comes to obscure book shops such as the little-known James Cummins … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Bookstores, indie bookstores
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See Naples and sleep with the books
The Mondadori Bookstore in Naples’ Vomero District has made it possible to spend the night surrounded by thousands of books. Under the name Mooks Bed & Books, the bookshop has installed two beautiful suites, each furnished with antiques and thousands of books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Bookstores, Italy, Mondadori, Naples
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Work Your Fingers To The Bone Selling Books
Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san or Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda, is a very funny anime series based on an equally amusing manga created by the eponymous bookshop clerk Honda. If you’ve ever worked in a bookstore, or spend lots of your time hanging … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books
Tagged Anime, Bookselling, Bookstores, Japan, manga, Tokyo
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Read More Books
“A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic,” the cosmologist Carl Sagan once said. “It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at … Continue reading
Why Bibliophiles Hate Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, the famous Portuguese footballer, has purchased the historic Casa del Libro bookstore building in the heart of Madrid with plans to convert it into a luxury hotel. The 95 year old bookstore is housed in a beautiful building … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Bookstores, Madrid, Spain
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Stephen King To The Rescue
Gerald Winters & Son is a rare bookstore and major collector of Stephen King books and memorabilia. The recently opened book shop, which specializes in Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, and J.K. Rowling books is located in downtown … Continue reading
Rome: Bookstore Tourism
Many years ago when I first visited Rome, Via Del Governo Vecchio, just off of the sublime Piazza Navona, was an atmospheric narrow street with antiquarian shops. While it’s still a lovely area, the antique shops have been replace with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookstores, indie bookstores, Italy, Rome
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At The Bookstore
“ I like to loiter around the city looking for interesting things,” the artist Jenny Kroik says. Her painting for this week’s New Yorker cover depicts a serious browser at the Strand Bookstore, the cherished bookshop in lower Manhattan. “I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookstores, Magazines, New York City
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