books, books, books (by Gaby J Photography)
books, books, books (by Gaby J Photography)
comic book store (by themexican)
The Last Book Store (by Karol Franks)
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10 World’s Greatest Bookshops
Bookshops provide a different kind of books which you need. Bookshops are a traveller’s best friend. They provide convenient shelter and diversion in bad weather, they are a reliable source of maps, notebooks and travel guides, they often host readings and other cultural events, and if you raced through your lone paperback on the first leg of your trip, the bookshop is the place to go for literary replenishment. Here are our picks for the best spots to browse, buy, hang out, find sanctuary among the shelves, rave about your favorite writers and meet book-loving characters. See here top 10 world’s greatest bookshops.
1. City Lights Books, San Francisco, USA
2. Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3. Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal
4. Shakespeare & Company, Paris, France
5. Daunt Books, London, England
6. Another Country, Berlin, Germany
7. The Bookworm, Beijing, China
8. Selexyz Dominicanen, Maastricht, The Netherlands
9. Bookàbar, Rome, Italy
10. Atlantis Books, Santorini, Greece
Reading Out On The World’s Ledge. (by star of the seaa)
Today kicks off Banned Books Week!
The pictures above are of some of my books that are frequently challenged or banned. There were actually a lot I forgot, such as some works by Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl, The Giver, His Dark Materials and probably more.You can see some lists of banned or challenged books here.