Ooo! I have some to share. 1. Libreria Desnivel in Madrid, it’s a travel book focused shop that sells travel guides, travel memoirs and small travel gear. It’s wood paneled, and colorful. It’s near a beautiful food hall and a street that honors Spanish authors. 2. Minoa Pera in Istanbul is astounding. It’s posh and sophisticated and there is a gorgeous cafe on the ground floor and one upstairs, most books are in Turkish but they have a few English books by authors you’ve never heard of. 3. Massolit Books & Cafe is an English bookshop in the Jewish quarter in Budapest. It’s got winding rooms, a back garden and is stuffed full with new and used books. They have a little cafe amongst the book stacks and it feels just like the kind of place you would have spent hours in high school. 4. Last one, a chain in Mexico City, they are all over, they all have cafes and live music spaces though the cafes aren’t so delicious, the each shop is different and gorgeous and perfect for when you are caught in a rain storm, El Pendulo.
I think bookshop passports should be a thing, and every bookstore has their own stamp. It will make my desire to visit all the bookshops seem more understandable.
Ooo! I have some to share. 1. Libreria Desnivel in Madrid, it’s a travel book focused shop that sells travel guides, travel memoirs and small travel gear. It’s wood paneled, and colorful. It’s near a beautiful food hall and a street that honors Spanish authors. 2. Minoa Pera in Istanbul is astounding. It’s posh and sophisticated and there is a gorgeous cafe on the ground floor and one upstairs, most books are in Turkish but they have a few English books by authors you’ve never heard of. 3. Massolit Books & Cafe is an English bookshop in the Jewish quarter in Budapest. It’s got winding rooms, a back garden and is stuffed full with new and used books. They have a little cafe amongst the book stacks and it feels just like the kind of place you would have spent hours in high school. 4. Last one, a chain in Mexico City, they are all over, they all have cafes and live music spaces though the cafes aren’t so delicious, the each shop is different and gorgeous and perfect for when you are caught in a rain storm, El Pendulo.
ack! adding to my google map, thank you sister of the newsletter for sharing!!!
I think bookshop passports should be a thing, and every bookstore has their own stamp. It will make my desire to visit all the bookshops seem more understandable.
hehe yes! seattle does this for independent bookstore day because we have like 25 indie stores around the city and just beyond.