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Hidden among the abandoned businesses and empty lots on Andrews Avenue is a true book lover's secret paradise and a 40-year-old quirky Fort Lauderdale landmark. The space is tight, but you'll never notice. Every way you move, there's another page-turning gem waiting to be discovered. Whether looking for a banned book from the '60s, a magazine fr...

Never let it be said that Miami is not a trendsetter. Well before pop-up restaurants and pop-up bars exploded in popularity, Miami began hosting a pop-up of its own: the Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, which has been springing up during the holiday shopping rush for the past 11 years. For most of the year, the downtown branch of the Mia...

Wander through the spacious bookstore, with dads pushing babies in strollers and shoppers lounging on a sofa under the skylight, and you'd never guess this place started out at a cozy 600 square feet when it opened in 1981. After Henry Zook and Mary Gannett purchased the flower shop next door in 1996 and converted the greenhouse in back into an ...

It's funny. As reports of the demise of the bookstore — and, indeed, the paper-and-ink book itself — increase, hipsters are embracing the book as an art form. Not as something to read, but something to carve — literally. Really, we've seen skulls carved from old books, art stamped on their pages, shelves built on their backs. A coffee bar made o...

The best-read member of the Houston Pavilions family, Books-a-Million is an ideal browsing stop before a meal at McCormick & Schmick's or Andalucia and/or some live music at Scott Gertner's or House of Blues. You can grab a quick cup of java at the in-store coffeehouse while you peruse something from its three walls of periodicals, or perhaps pi...

People pay a lot of lip service to how much they love their local businesses, especially their bookstores, and how important it is to support them. But when the going gets tough, when the bookstore really needs the customers, how often do the customers pull through? St. Louis book-buyers are a loyal lot, it turns out. Last year when Subterranean...

Located in the South Loop’s Printer’s Row for more than 30 years, Sandmeyer’s Bookstore offers the city a vibrant, thoughtful, and welcoming home to book lovers and literati alike. As soon as you step inside the decidedly non-big-box space and hear the creak of the wooden floor, your eyes and your soul are inundated with only two things: books ...

Nothing feels better than buying from a local bookstore. But for those of us who love books, like, really love books--the feel of them, the smell of them, the words of them--the Prospero's experience is other-worldly. Old and new books stacked from floor to ceiling seem never to end. You can buy, sell, and trade until your heart overflows. True ...

Nestled right in between the campuses of Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Book Center does a great job catering to the academic and general community. Bestsellers and classics sit next to new poetry editions and the best philosophy section in the city. Be prepared to spend hours flipping through pages.

Stick it to the Man and buy your books from this independent bookstore. With store hours that stretch from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., you have nothing but time to peruse shelves, perhaps grab a bite from the book store’s Afterwards Cafe, and hang out with fellow bibliophiles in unrushed, literary bliss.

Over the years, King has built a reputation among book lovers that speaks for itself. Through his retail business and rare book catalogues (he's working on Catalogue #97 at the time of this writing), King has handled a myriad of books, autographs, archives etc., including the books and papers of the auto barons (from Dodge to DeLorean), authors ...

The Yellow Book Road continues on the mission of providing high quality literature to children in the County and nationwide through the website. All our employees have been or currently are teachers, instructional assistants, or school administrators. We pride ourselves in reading, reading, reading the books we offer so you will know the product...

Little old houses have stories to tell. In the case of Inkwood Books, housed in a quaint bungalow in Hyde Park, there are thousands of stories. That’s just in the 22 years since Carla Jimenez and Leslie Reiner opened their “fiercely independent” shop. How they weathered the torrent of competition from big-box retailers is a testament to the serv...

The area in which brick-and-mortar indie stores always have the upper hand over chains and online competitors is by being human, by reaching out to their neighbors to engage with them. Ivy Bookshop’s got that part on lock, bringing in authors like Simon Mawer and Tim Kreider to discuss their work with the public. Plus, when it comes to shopping,...

Occupying an entire city block downtown, Powell’s has a serious advantage in this category—it’s easily among the contenders for best bookstore in the whole world. Go in without an agenda, and you could spend an entire day wandering the aisles that hold approximately a million new and used books (we’re not kidding) among 68,000 square feet. If yo...

Metropolis Comix is a unique and innovative comic and bookstore. We really understand the needs of our customers and strive to build relationships with our customers and get to know what they really want. We have a comprehensive fully automated comic subscription service to insure that our customers will never miss their favorite books! We bag a...

A repository for the books you were looking for and those you didn't know you needed, Visible Voice is also so much more. It's a hub of culture in the heart of Tremont, where the lineup of activities runs longer than War and Peace. From film nights to musicians to author visits — and from afternoons spent relaxing on the garden patio to sipping ...

While it’s certainly not the biggest used bookstore in Florida, it’s one of the best. In fact, it’s the best in Orlando. With more than 15,000 titles in stock, the Book Worm is sure to satisfy even the most discerning literary sweet tooth, specializing in sci-fi, history, contemporary fiction, music, and politics.

The Egg & I Restaurant Review: Partners Suzanne Altreche and Brad Burdsall describe their Egg & I as "the next best thing to breakfast in bed"---and that goes for lunchtime, too. Service is friendly and portions hearty. Smoke-free and child-friendly, the cheerful two-tier restaurant has floor-to-ceiling windows on two walls. Featuring good coffe...

Born only this year out of the ashes of Domy Books by two employees of the beloved Austin bookstore, Farewell Books continues the work of Domy by offering a “curated” selection of rare and modern books. They also have occasional art showings, films, and the like. Farewell does all the things a good local bookstore should and more.