Category Archives: bookstores

If you’ve ever traveled I-84 crossing in Massachusetts, you may have noticed this sign off the highway. Admittedly, I did not notice this sign until my cousin pointed it out to me, and for close to a year I’ve been … Continue reading →

Do you ever stumble upon a website and immediately know you should leave as soon as possible? Because you’re planning a vacation and Christmas is sort of approaching and you shouldn’t be spending money on yourself? That got very specific … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I was wandering Cambridge, Massachusetts, with my sister, and we spotted a curious storefront on the corner. (haha, unintentional pun.) Not only was it Curious George, the little shop’s name was actually “The World’s Only Curious … Continue reading →

“Really, Angela? We’ve all been to B&N. You’re losing your touch.” But wait! This isn’t any B&N. This is my favorite of them all. But first, a story. Once upon a time, when your bloggess was in grad school, she … Continue reading →

Books of Wonder doesn’t look like much from the outside. Actually, if it wasn’t for the green flag out front, I would have totally walked right by it—and I was looking for it. But, as we know, looks can be … Continue reading →

This may be my new favorite bookstore. Huzzah to Foursquare for this find! Book Off isn’t just a bookstore—it’s anything entertainment. Music, DVDs, video games, and two floors of Japanese merchandise. But my favorite part, all the way in the … Continue reading →

I love finding bookstores in unexpected locations. Grand Central Terminal is chocked full of shopping in every corridor, so I probably shouldn’t have been surprised to discover Posman Books. Many stores in the terminal are fairly small, but not Posman. … Continue reading →

Rizzoli was the first non-chain bookstore I visited in Manhattan. And it’s still one of my favorites. From the start, I loved the building itself. It’s beautiful and warm, and as soon as you step into the store you forget … Continue reading →

While I wandered the streets of Tarpon Springs, Florida during my vacation, I was pleasantly surprised to find this storefront amongst the plethora of surrounding antique shops: Like I could resist popping in. Unfortunately I didn’t have a lot of … Continue reading →

Thus begins my “bookstore series.” I have an extensive list of stores I must visit in New York, so this will motivate me to go out of my way to visit them. My first stop was Kinokuniya, a Japanese bookstore … Continue reading →