The Niche Bookstore is Most Definitely Not Dead
I saw Notting Hill a few years ago. I’m sure at this point everyone knows that Hugh Grant’s character is the owner of a travel bookstore. A store that sells only travel books. When I first saw...
View ArticleOne Week AFTER the Opening of Swan’s Fine Books
Fans far and wide, please accept my deepest, most sincere, heart-felt apologies. I had the very BEST of intentions of writing my final pre-opening post one week before Swan’s Fine Books opened its...
View ArticleWonderland is Closed
On a visit to Logee’s greenhouses in Connecticut, we happened across a bookstore called Wonderland. It was night, we were looking for a place to eat, so only glanced at the window and its shadows...
View ArticleOpen Books, Chicago’s Little Gem
This is a guest post by Open Books, click here for more information on submissions. Book it to the Open Books Store We’re all familiar with the well-known cultural destinations in the Windy City – the...
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The Best Bookstores in Montreal
by Nissa Khan Montreal lost a treasure when Nicholas Hoare closed its doors in 2012. A towering oasis tucked away in Westmount, the bookstore was a marker for independent English Language shops that...
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St. Louis Bookstores That Still Have Plenty to Offer
Curling up with a good book seems to be a term from the past. Now it’s relax with a tablet or sit at my desk and read my computer. Those terms just don’t sound as cozy, do they? It’s true, the digital...
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With Physical Book Sales Declining, Foyles Takes a Leap of Faith
You might think that a hundred year old bookshop that has recently experienced 20% annual declines in sales would consider packing it in. With the tremendous acceleration in the growth of e-book sales,...
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Shaking the Doubts
I admit that there are occasions when I wonder if my business associates and I are delusional about opening a bookstore. Fortunately, those doubts are often put to rest when I read stories like this...
View ArticleA New Restaurant & Bookshop Opens in Raleigh
– from Shelf-Awareness Raleigh’s Brewery Bhavana: ‘Flowers, Books, Beer & Dim Sum’ Brewery Bhavana, a restaurant in downtown Raleigh offering craft beer and dim... The post A New Restaurant &...
View ArticleEnglish Bookshops in Paris
We’ll be heading to Paris in a few weeks and one of the top things to do on our list is to visit some... The post English Bookshops in Paris appeared first on The Bookshop Blog.
View ArticleThe Best Darn Bookshop in Krakow
My family and I spent some time in Krakow, Poland earlier this year and boy, did we enjoy it. A walker’s city, full of parks, a gorgeous river, rich history Continue Reading The post The Best Darn...
View ArticleRunning a Bookshop While Staying at an AirBnB
Operating a used bookshop is a charming idea that many daydream about. Here”s your chance to fulfill that daydream, even if it’s only for a week or so. You can rent out an AirBnB in Scotland and as a...
View ArticleThis Mountain Town Bookshop Is Having an Unexpected New Normal
When he opened Main Street Books in 1988, Fred Powell’s plan was limited to serving the community. He had no experience in writing or publishing nor did he have a love of books greater than any other...
View ArticleBest Bookshop Memories
Strolling through a bookshop with time on your hands to pick and choose books that intrigue you, pulling them out, reading the covers, putting one back and selecting another to purchase, and seeing...
View ArticleInside {Pages} a Bookstore
As waves hit the shore nearby, the reader takes one step through the welcoming Dutch double door and enters {pages} a bookstore, a safe haven where troubles are left behind and a hub of literary...
View ArticleThe Greyhound Fills a Bookstore-Sized Hole in a Thriving Downtown
When The Greyhound opened, it fit neatly into a bookstore-shaped hole in Berlin, MD. Berlin is one of those traditional-looking small towns that has undergone a 21st-century revival. Once home mostly...
View ArticleUnexpected Self Reflection Found in The Twig Book Shop
With the combination of Texas heat and a very bored three-nager, it was clear that we needed to visit a splash pad. Iced coffees in hand and towels in tow, the family navigated to the center of the...
View ArticleThe Most Famous Bookstore in the World
Few book lovers are unfamiliar with one of the most famous independent bookshops in the world, Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France. Fewer may know that it was an American, Sylvia Beach who opened...
View ArticleThis Way to Nowhere: A Beckoning Squid Adventure
Being someone who loves to write, I’m always in need of a new pen and notebook. My recently acquired dark blue, medium-tipped TUL pen needed a new notebook companion, so I set off to find one. Since I...
View ArticleDéjà Vu Fun in Rediscovery of Now Heirloom Bookstore
“Déjà vu: a feeling that one has seen or heard something before” Merriam-Webster, 2022 When Lafayette, Louisiana, boasted the near 90-degree weather, I drove to pick up an iced coffee from CC’s Coffee...
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