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If you’re in Boston we’ve still got a few great ones. I’m partial to used books - Commonwealth - Brattle - Brookline Booksmith - Harvard - Rodney’s (though
by loughnane 3y ago
If you’re in Boston we’ve still got a few great ones. I’m partial to used books
- Commonwealth
- Brattle
- Brookline Booksmith
- Harvard
- Rodney’s (though it moved)
Also if you like old bookstores you’d probably find The book “in praise of good bookstores” a delightful read.
- abhgh 3y agoSeconding the book recommendation. The author is Jeff Deutsch who is the director of the Seminary co-op bookstores, Chicago. These also have been around for a while. I have been to the one in the Univ. of Chicago campus, and would recommend visiting!
- loughnane 3y agoWas such an intimate, sober, loving look at bookstores. Really great.
- wenc 3y agoThe Seminary Cooop on the UChicago campus is excellent — I spent many afternoons there. Also there are many book events by famous authors. Down the street is the 57th St bookstore which is less academic, and also a great place to find more popular books.
- underlipton 3y agoI know some might chafe at me recommending a Youtube video about reading, but I came across this one a few years ago, and it's an interesting exploration of modern bookstores and the dynamics of reading as a pursuit in the age of social media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIW5jBrrsS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIW5jBrrsS0