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Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Reading Room

The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.
Birmingham, Alabama

Books, Beans, & Candles

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.
Bengaluru, India

Blossom Book House

One of India’s largest second-hand bookstores, with more than 600,000 volumes lining its walls.
Fernandina Beach, Florida

The Book Loft

Amelia Island’s oldest independent bookstore is a cozy oasis for literary exploration.
Homer, Alaska

The Observance of Hermits Bookstore

A phone booth crammed with books marks the path to a house-turned-bookstore in Alaska.
Alresford Spy Toilet
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This Public Bathroom in a Sleepy English Village Was an Epicenter for Cold War Espionage

Located across from a bookstore in Alresford, England, this public toilet served as an information superhighway for spies.
The Podcast Team June 28, 2025
Our producer Manolo Morales would spend his final days perusing the shelves at Book Off.
beach

Where Would You Go to Wait for the Apocalypse?

Would you experience something new or go somewhere familiar? You’ll find our team at a lake house, in a comic shop, or ... at Costco?
The Podcast Team June 18, 2025
Fontenoy-la-Joûte, France

Village du Livre de Fontenoy-la-Joûte

This village in the northeast of France is packed with book shops.
Dallas, Texas

Half Price Books Flagship Store

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Providence, Rhode Island

Weird Providence (formerly Lovecraft Arts & Sciences)

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.
São Paulo, Brazil

Loja Monstra

The craziest comic book shop in São Paulo.
Krakow, Poland

Abecadło

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.
Mexico City, Mexico

Elena Garro Cultural Center

Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.
Ann Arbor, Michigan

West Side Book Shop

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Hyde Brothers Booksellers

Indiana's greatest rare bookstore has a special shelf for Hoosier authors.
List

Travel Back in Time and Uncover Old-World Charm in Boston

From a beloved bookshop dating back to 1825 to a stunning hotel that served as a jail for over a century, these sites transport you to another time.
Naples, Italy

Via Port’Alba

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Archestratus is packed with both new and vintage cookbooks.
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The Revolution Begins in the Cookbook Store

Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.
Diana Hubbell March 11, 2024