Surely this one is already on your list: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/bookstore-housed-in-13th-century-church/

Surely this one is already on your list: http://wordlily.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/bookstore-housed-in-13th-century-church/

Ann,
Great article from Josh! Thanks for leading us the way to it.

I absolutely adore Shakespeare and Co. I’ve never been there either but I fell in love with it after reading about it in Hemingway’s Moveable Feast. I actually featured a pic of the interior in one of my Bookshelves of the Week a couple of weeks ago and quoted Hemingway’s words about the place.

Thee are a couple of really quirky bookshops in Edinburgh that I should really get pics of – I’m inspired to now ). Also Voltaire and Rousseau in Glasgow. Worth going just to see Boris the cat (see this pic on Flickr (not mine) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/15053766@N00/2080352373/
Warmest
Rob

Ann,
Great article from Josh! Thanks for leading us the way to it.

I absolutely adore Shakespeare and Co. I’ve never been there either but I fell in love with it after reading about it in Hemingway’s Moveable Feast. I actually featured a pic of the interior in one of my Bookshelves of the Week a couple of weeks ago and quoted Hemingway’s words about the place.

Thee are a couple of really quirky bookshops in Edinburgh that I should really get pics of – I’m inspired to now ). Also Voltaire and Rousseau in Glasgow. Worth going just to see Boris the cat (see this pic on Flickr (not mine) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/15053766@N00/2080352373/
Warmest
Rob

Lily and Rob, you’ve both given me the travel bug.

Lily, thanks for the link to your blog — the bookstore you mention is pictured on the website I mentioned, but there was no real editorial to describe. Thanks!

Rob – that pic reminds me so much of a place I used to go as a kid … believe it or not, it was a Barnes & Noble Sale Annex in Manhattan. That was when there were only a few (2?) B&Ns, and this was all remainders — it looked very much like that pic. It was a treat to go there as a kid (we lived an hour away) and we usually made the trip to NYC once or twice a year just to visit that and The Strand (they were across the street from each other).

Lily and Rob, you’ve both given me the travel bug.

Lily, thanks for the link to your blog — the bookstore you mention is pictured on the website I mentioned, but there was no real editorial to describe. Thanks!

Rob – that pic reminds me so much of a place I used to go as a kid … believe it or not, it was a Barnes & Noble Sale Annex in Manhattan. That was when there were only a few (2?) B&Ns, and this was all remainders — it looked very much like that pic. It was a treat to go there as a kid (we lived an hour away) and we usually made the trip to NYC once or twice a year just to visit that and The Strand (they were across the street from each other).

Thanks for this. It was an enjoyable visit to some wonderful libraries.
The Point Loma area of San Diego has a bookstore in an old movie theater (on Rosecrans).

Thanks for this. It was an enjoyable visit to some wonderful libraries.
The Point Loma area of San Diego has a bookstore in an old movie theater (on Rosecrans).

Thanks for linking to me, Ann!

Right here in New England are a couple of my favorite shops in terms of character. As a kid I visited the Harvard Co-Op, and have been in love with it ever since. Sherman’s Books in Camden (my first store *swoon*) has two fireplaces, two decks and a spiral staircase. The Owl and the Turtle (also in Camden) is built in an old mill, and had a beautiful layout.

Thanks for linking to me, Ann!

Right here in New England are a couple of my favorite shops in terms of character. As a kid I visited the Harvard Co-Op, and have been in love with it ever since. Sherman’s Books in Camden (my first store *swoon*) has two fireplaces, two decks and a spiral staircase. The Owl and the Turtle (also in Camden) is built in an old mill, and had a beautiful layout.

Josh, thanks for inspiring the post.

And you know, I’m not sure I’ve ever been in either of the Maine stores you mention. May need to explore someday.

Josh, thanks for inspiring the post.

And you know, I’m not sure I’ve ever been in either of the Maine stores you mention. May need to explore someday.

Hi Ann!

Great post and congratulations for the amazing podcast! Since Chris Brogan mentioned it, I have subscribed and instantly had the thought: “this is amazing! A podcast about books! How come I’ve never listened it?”

Since you asked about other “interesting” bookstores, I went to one in Seville during my vacation in Spain. It used to be a theater and now it’s a bookstore, but it still keeps the same “character”.

The photos I took are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonardocsouza/tags/bookstore/

Best,
Leo

Hi Ann!

Great post and congratulations for the amazing podcast! Since Chris Brogan mentioned it, I have subscribed and instantly had the thought: “this is amazing! A podcast about books! How come I’ve never listened it?”

Since you asked about other “interesting” bookstores, I went to one in Seville during my vacation in Spain. It used to be a theater and now it’s a bookstore, but it still keeps the same “character”.

The photos I took are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonardocsouza/tags/bookstore/

Best,
Leo

Leo, that bookstore is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. Thanks, too, for your wonderful comments about Books on the Nightstand — very much appreciated.

Best,
Ann

Leo, that bookstore is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. Thanks, too, for your wonderful comments about Books on the Nightstand — very much appreciated.

Best,
Ann

Wild Rumpus, an amazing children’s bookstore in Minneapolis, has a drop ceiling that is painted to look like its cracking open, revealing the sky. It’s somewhat reminiscent of fresco paintings in Italian churches. The spooky book section is in a haunted house with a plexiglass panel in the floor that reveals live pet rats beneath. It’s a zany space with an incredible book selection, and I love taking my kids across the river to visit.

Wild Rumpus, an amazing children’s bookstore in Minneapolis, has a drop ceiling that is painted to look like its cracking open, revealing the sky. It’s somewhat reminiscent of fresco paintings in Italian churches. The spooky book section is in a haunted house with a plexiglass panel in the floor that reveals live pet rats beneath. It’s a zany space with an incredible book selection, and I love taking my kids across the river to visit.

Wild Rumpus sounds amazing Jennifer… I just googled photos… wow!

Wild Rumpus sounds amazing Jennifer… I just googled photos… wow!