The Monobookist Invades New York
photo via CNN Doth One Book Make a Store? Everywhere you look in the recently opened Ed's Martian Book in New York City's West Village you'll see the same book. Whether you're in the New and...
View ArticleSlightly Foxed: The Well-Made Book Lives On
The headline reads: Outfoxing the digital revolution.The story in The Telegraph profiles Slightly Foxed, a second-hand bookshop, publisher of a popular beautifully produced reader's quarterly and...
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The Last Bookstore Show? Larry McMurtry downsizes
Booked Up, the famed book city created by Larry McMurtry, is about to significantly decrease its footprint in Archer City, Texas. In August a public auction will be held on site to release 350,000...
View ArticleBooks in a Barn
Nestled in the beautiful Brandywine Valley in Pennsylvania is the Baldwin Book Barn. Yep, an old fashion barn filled with books. The 4-story stone barn built in the early 19th century currently holds...
View ArticleMikey on the Bookshop
I don't know much about Mikey other than he's from the UK and has a penchant for books. One of his recent blogs is a 7 minute ramble on the bookshop experience and the "weird little things" that...
View ArticleThe Last Bookshop
Imagine a world without a bookshop; a place where physical books are nearing extinction and "original stories are lost forever." Watch as a boy leaves the confines of his technologically advanced home...
View ArticleThe BookBar is open
Look what just opened in Denver. It's the BookBar! Owner Nicole Sullivan "dreamt of a gathering space for those who love reading and she wanted to create an atmosphere where they would feel at home."...
View ArticleOn Joyce, ‘Ulysses’ and Hemingway: A few minutes with Sylvia Beach
Sylvia Beach, the founder of the seminal Shakespeare & Company Bookshop in Paris and the matriarch of the literary bookshop, was interviewed in the 1950's about the shop and her relationship with...
View ArticleOperation Book Drop
When they first started selling books over 80 years ago they went by the name of Zion Bookstore and sold used Mormon material. Now they are Utah’s largest and oldest independent bookseller and sell...
View ArticleBooks, Vinyl and Mushrooms
Talk about mixing it up! How about Tokyo’s Rhythm & Books, a used bookstore that carries a selection of vinyl records and specializes in mycology! In addition to carrying a deep selection of...
View ArticleIn the Stacks: The Tokyo Sightseeing Photo Club
The latest installment of In the Stacks takes us through the Flickr archive of the Tokyo Sightseeing Photo Club, a group of photography enthusiasts who snap and click their way through the city. Here...
View ArticleA [Sad] Future For Bookstores
Check out this comic from Angela Liao over at twenty pixels. It begins with this preface: Reading text lists of titles and gridded book covers images can’t compete with the in-store bookstore...
View Article“The Right Book Will Always Keep You Company”
Talk about curling up with a good book! The latest ad campaign for the Israeli bookstore chain Steimatzky wonders what it would be like to take your favorite literary character to bed with you. Good...
View ArticleBook Hatchery: What I learned about books on my visit to a salmon hatchery
I recently had the pleasure to accompany my daughter and her 3rd/4th grade class on a three night camping trip to the Mt. Baker wilderness in Washington State. The goal of the trip was to teach the...
View ArticleHoly Bookshop! A 15th century cathedral gets booked
The gods must be shining down on Zwolle, a small town outside of Amsterdam. The Dutch bookshop Waanders In de Broeren has recently moved to town and set up shop in a 15th century gothic catederal! BK....
View ArticleConfessions of a Book Hipster
His name is Alex and he is a self-confessed book hipster. His home base is the Australian bookshop chain QBD The Bookshop. He roams the streets fighting the good fight. From zombies to martians,...
View ArticleSaturday is Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day
On the heels of the very successful author as independent bookseller day comes Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day. A day devoted to getting the kids out and among the books. Founded four years ago by...
View ArticleIn the Stacks: Leslie Jones at the Boston Public Library
Gertrude Fisher takes unusual position to read the latest novel of her husband M.S. Merritt. November 26, 1932 Though he worked as staff photographer of Boston Herald-Traveler from 1917 to 1956 Leslie...
View ArticleOf Interest: Poetry, Poetry and more Poetry – Wessel & Lieberman & Wave Books
This month Of Interest celebrates National Poetry Month by featuring select holdings from particular independent booksellers and publishers that provide a healthy offering of poetry. First up, we pair...
View ArticleFollow the Rainbow: The Children’s Section at Saraiva Bookstore in São Paulo
Wow! Loving this interior designed by architect and furniture designer Arthur Casas for the Saraiva Bookstore in São Paulo, Brazil . While the rest of the bookstore stays pretty linear he has created a...
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