Salon.com compiled a list for “The World's Most Inspiring Bookstores,” and put together a slideshow (linked here) showcasing their fourteen choices. They are in no particular order or rank, but some of the more interesting finds, I thought, included an ancient cathedral in the Netherlands now converted into a bookstore, a nineteenth century theater in Argentina, and an entire book town within the city of Tokyo - one hundred and fifty stores, not including mega-stores, and the major publishing houses all crammed into one district of a few streets. Unsurprisingly making the list is a personal favorite of mine, and holding position at the top of my own bucket list, Shakespeare & Co., Paris , France
Here are Salon’s top fourteen, but definitely swing by their site and experience the slideshow.
1. Daunt Books – London , England
2. John King Books – Detroit , Michigan
3. Selexy Dominicanen – Maastricht , Netherlands
4. Borges & Cortazar – Buenos Aires , Argentina
5. Montague Bookmill – Sawmill River, Massachusetts
6. Lello Bookshop – Porto , Portugal
7. Jimbocho Book Town – Tokyo , Japan
8. Shakespeare & Co. – Paris , France
9. Argosy Books – Manhattan , New York
10. Eslite – Taipei , Taiwan
11. Powell’s Books – Portland , Oregon
12. Azbakia Book Market – Cairo , Egypt
13. Medival walled book village – Uruena , Spain
14. City Lights Bookstore – San Francisco , California
Did they miss your favorite? Let us know!
