If you’re ever on the west coast: Powell’s (of course) in Portland, along with great neighborhood bookstores like Broadway Books, and also the amazing Robert’s Books in Lincoln City, a veritable warren of bookshelves.
I've been to that very bookstore and had the same feeling. There were piles of snow outside, the temperature hovering in the 20s, and I felt so cozy. Don't ask me how much money I spent. lol
"Each shelf, a rainforest of stories and knowledge, invites me into a world of endless possibilities. " This is the first time I've read about a bookstore compared to a rainforest, and I loved it.
One my friends worked at that bookstore for years. I remember visiting it. I too love the smell of a new books.
Stuart Brent Bookstore on Michigan Avenue in Chicago was my favorite, and I was devastated and depressed when it closed. His son has a smaller Brent Books in the Loop. My friend who was also my college roommate and I would always visit it and buy a few books from Stuart Brent Bookstore on our winter break. Then we'd grab pizza a Gino's East. I saw Stuart Brent a few times in the back when we would go. My parents spoke with him, and he told them to buy two books for me when they told him I was studying to be a creative writer.
You’ve captured quite well exactly how I feel about bookstores. If you come to Southern California on your bookstore exploration, I have some recommendations for you.
Thanks for this. Oh, how I love a bookstore and I have a wonderful local where I shop. But I work at a library which keeps my spending down. So much of this applies to libraries too, though. Books create community, wherever you find them. Happy reading!
Oh I love the tip about asking fellow patrons what they’re reading! It’s like dog owners talking to each other about their dogs when they greet 🐾
Glorious. Thank you. I love everything about this.
If you’re ever on the west coast: Powell’s (of course) in Portland, along with great neighborhood bookstores like Broadway Books, and also the amazing Robert’s Books in Lincoln City, a veritable warren of bookshelves.
I've been to that very bookstore and had the same feeling. There were piles of snow outside, the temperature hovering in the 20s, and I felt so cozy. Don't ask me how much money I spent. lol
"Each shelf, a rainforest of stories and knowledge, invites me into a world of endless possibilities. " This is the first time I've read about a bookstore compared to a rainforest, and I loved it.
One my friends worked at that bookstore for years. I remember visiting it. I too love the smell of a new books.
Stuart Brent Bookstore on Michigan Avenue in Chicago was my favorite, and I was devastated and depressed when it closed. His son has a smaller Brent Books in the Loop. My friend who was also my college roommate and I would always visit it and buy a few books from Stuart Brent Bookstore on our winter break. Then we'd grab pizza a Gino's East. I saw Stuart Brent a few times in the back when we would go. My parents spoke with him, and he told them to buy two books for me when they told him I was studying to be a creative writer.
You’ve captured quite well exactly how I feel about bookstores. If you come to Southern California on your bookstore exploration, I have some recommendations for you.
I would live in a bookstore if it were socially acceptable. There’s no better place in the world.
Thanks for this. Oh, how I love a bookstore and I have a wonderful local where I shop. But I work at a library which keeps my spending down. So much of this applies to libraries too, though. Books create community, wherever you find them. Happy reading!
There is nothing better than the smell of books. Last week I noticed my four year old sniffing her new book. I have taught her well.