Papyrus, Naxos Town
2008-05-11 09:20:00
Where? Naxos Town, Naxos, GreeceRecommended by Janet (USA)Janet said: "I can personally vouch for several bookstores I have enjoyed on my 7 extended trips to Greece (I'm ALWAYS running out of books). My favorite is in Naxos -- Vrakas, in Naxos town. It used to be in the back room of the Vrakas Jewelry store on the harborside crescent, with its famous sign "Gold, Silver, Used Books." It became so p
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New Feature on Bookstore Guide
2008-05-28 10:00:00
Thanks to Nomao and Google Maps, we have the pleasure to introduce a new feature to our guide. Namely, it's a map where we've marked all the bookstores in our guide. This should help you locate the bookstores more easily. Unfortunately, not all the cities have a detailed map of the streets but should at least give you some sense to where the place with the bookstore is. We have just started adding
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Pitkä Mies, Helsinki
2008-06-18 10:40:00
Where? Helsinki
, FinlandRecommended by Jelle HugaertsJelle said: "The name of the store is Pitkä Mies and it is a comic store that carries cutting edge art comics, graphic novels and mini comics, mostly from the States but also a very good selection of Finnish comics."Another bold and fresh project has found its way to our mailbox: Pitkä Mies - a heaven for comics lovers - opened just recently
Presence With Word, Heidelberg
2008-06-18 04:49:00
Where? Heidelberg
, GermanyRecommended by Shawn SarveyShawn said: "It is a small, independently run shop in the heart of the Old City, Heidelberg. The shop mostly has used books, but there is also a small new book section too. Ordering new books is also possible."Although the number of bookstores we list is already considerable and is constantly growing, each of the new additions is unique in a way
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Libreria Praga, Granada
2008-06-23 10:31:00
Where? Granada
, SpainRecommended by Kelly AmabileKelly said: "The folks at my hostel pointed me down Calle Garcia where I came upon several used bookstores with some English-language sections. I picked up a used copy of Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman at this shop that has new Spanish books as well."Libreria Praga in Granada offers both second hand and news books (mostly in Spanish
BSG Summer Gallery
2008-06-21 13:41:00
It's getting warmer and warmer - the long awaited sunny days are finally here. And everybody's glad. Idyllic? No, because just as every other year, in a very short amount of time, most of us will be fed up with crowded beaches, sticky sunscreen, sand in the eyes and between the teeth, streams of sweat, or in the worse scenario, the melting asphalt of the cities. So, if you're one of those who like
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House of Books, St. Petersburg
2008-07-05 16:59:00
Where? St. Petersburg
, RussiaRecommended by Alexander PinskerAlexander said: "Initially, the St. Petersburg art nouveau building was built by the architect Paul Syuzorom in the years 1902-1904 on Nevsky Prospekt for Russia's representation of the American firm Singer and was called the Singer's House
. Since 1917 the company in Russia and its building in St-Petersburg were nationalized. The build
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Mál og Menning, Reykjavik
2008-06-26 06:11:00
Where? Reykjavik
, IcelandRecommended by: webjourneyman from Icelandwebjourneyman said: "There are two major bookstores in downtown Reykjavik, big per Icelandic standard but still small enough to be considered independent (at least they are not Barnes & Noble or similar). My favorite of the two is Mál og Menning (language and culture, translated), they have plenty of English books on the secon
Top 5: Central Europe
2008-07-16 07:15:00
This category of our Top 5s is probably even more subjective than the rest, therefore even before revealing our rankings, we would like to clarify some things. For the purpose of our Top 5, we've considered four countries belonging to the Central
Europe
an region - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, which all share a common historical experience with communism that was only terminate
City Books, Brighton & Hove
2008-07-09 04:02:00
Where? Brighton
& Hove, UKRecommended by: Alex GammageAlex said: "This local bookshop is full of ramshackle charm. It's got a quirky, old-fashioned feel to it, and it's crammed to the ceiling with interesting titles. It has friendly owners who are happy for you to waste an afternoon browsing. They also hold regular author signings where you can meet authors who actually have something interest
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