Yearly Archives: 2023

Bookshops: Crown Dependencies

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An A-Z directory of Bookshops that I know of, eventually linked to an information page with addresses, websites and other contact information can be found below the Google map. If you know of any that we’ve missed could you please let me know by emailing me.

  1. Bridge Bookshop, Port Erin, Isle of Man: website
  2. Bridge Bookshop, Ramsey, Isle of Man: website
  3. The Lexicon, The Pollet, Guernsey, GY1 1WQ

Bookshops: Europe

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An A-Z directory of Bookshops that I know of, eventually linked to an information page with addresses, websites and other contact information can be found below the Google map. If you know of any that we’ve missed could you please let me know by emailing me.

  1. Acqua Alta Book shop, Italy: website
  2. The American Book Center, Netherlands: website
  3. Antiquariaat Forum, Utrecht, Netherlands
  4. ark books, Denmark: website
  5. Arkadia International Bookshop, Finland: website
  6. Atlantis Books, Greece: website
  7. Boekhandel Dominicanen, Netherlands: website
  8. Bókakjallarinn, Iceland: facebook
  9. The Bookshop, Spain: website
  10. Bookstore Politeia, Greece: website
  11. Casa Del Libro Rosario Mascali, Italy: website
  12. La Central del Raval, Spain: website
  13. Cervantes y Compañía, Madrid, Spain: website
  14. Cook & Book, Brussels, Belgium: website
  15. Desperate Literature, Madrid, Spain
  16. do you read me?!, Germany: website
  17. Elephant Bookstore, Sofia, Bulgaria: website
  18. The English Bookshop, Sweden: website
  19. H. N. Jacobsens Bókhandil, Faroe Islands: website
  20. Java Bookshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  21. L’Ecume des Pages, Paris, France: website
  22. Lemoni Bookshop, Athens, Greece: website
  23. Librairie Delamain, Paris, France: website
  24. Librairie Galignani, Paris, France: website
  25. Librairie Gallimard, Paris, France: website
  26. Librairie Jousseaume, Paris, France
  27. Librería Berkana, Madrid, Spain: website
  28. Librería Pérgamo, Madrid, Spain
  29. Librería Reno, Madrid, Spain: instagram
  30. Livraria Lello, Portugal: website
  31. Livraria Ler Devagar, Lisbon, Portugal: website
  32. Llibreria Claret, Spain: website
  33. Mahala Independent Bookstore, Sofia, Bulgaria: website
  34. Ofr Bookshop, Paris, France: instagram
  35. Papercut, Stockholm, Sweden: website
  36. La Petite Librairie & Brocante, France: facebook
  37. Prospero’s Books, Georgia: website
  38. The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, Paris, France: website
  39. Scheltema, Netherlands: website
  40. Science Fiction-Bokhabdeln, Gothenburg, Sweden: website
  41. Shakespeare & Company, Paris, France: website
  42. Shakespeare & Friends, Varna, Bulgaria: website
  43. Tipos Infames, Madrid, Spain: website
  44. Tronsmo, Norway: website

Questions for Bloggers

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To go along with the author and illustrator interview series that are running I felt it was time to shine the light on us book bloggers!

If you want to take part why not answer at least six of these questions and get back to me with your answers at bigbeardedbookseller@gmail.com and I’ll get you up on the blog as soon as possible.

  1. Name of your blog, links, and images please
  2. What made you decide to start blogging?
  3. How long have you been blogging for?
  4. What has been the highlight of your blogging time?
  5. Which other book bloggers do you admire?
  6. Best event you’ve been to?
  7. What do you want your blog to be in the future?
  8. What are you reading right now?
  9. What has been your favourite book of the year so far?
  10. What book have you re-read the most?
  11. What’s your favourite book shop?
  12. How big is your physical TBR?
  13. If you were told that you could only read one more book ever what would it be?
  14. Is there an author where you have to get all their books?
  15. Are there books you own multiple editions of?
  16. What’s your reading preference, physical, ebook, audio?
  17. What book are you looking forward to in the near future?
  18. What has been your most popular blog post?
  19. Do you have a favourite book quote, if so what?

Looking forward to seeing your answers,

Stephen

List of interviews:

  • The Eloquent Page (13/10/23)

Questions for Translators

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Questions for Translators

Questions for Translators

I’ve been thinking of expanding the interview section of the blog for a long time now and felt that translators would be the first of the new sections, offering literary translators an opportunity to talk about themselves and their process.

I’m absolutely fascinated by the process of translation and feel it is often an under appreciated facet of the literary world.

If you’re a translator and would like to let the world know what you do please join in, answer at least six of the questions and send me a picture of yourself to add to the post on the blog.

Once you’ve got everything done please send to bigbeardedbookseller@gmail.com and I’ll get the post up on the blog ASAP.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

  • What drew you to literary translation, and what do you find most rewarding about it?
  • How do you select the texts you want to translate? What are your criteria?
  • Can you describe your typical working process for translating a literary text, from initial reading to final polish?
  • Do you ever collaborate with the author during the translation process? If so, what is that like?
  • What are the biggest challenges you face as a literary translator?
  • How do you determine the pacing of your translation, and does that differ from the source text?
  • Do you read the book multiple times before translating?
  • Do you translate in the order it is written?
  • How do you strive to capture the author’s unique voice and style in your translation?
  • Are there any stylistic choices that you find particularly difficult to replicate?
  • What do you consider the most crucial aspects of a literary translation?
  • How do you ensure the translated text maintains the same rhythm and flow as the original?
  • Do you ever find yourself having to make choices that might deviate from the literal meaning, and how do you justify those choices?
  • Can you share an example of a particularly challenging passage you’ve translated and how you approached it?
  • How do you choose names for characters in a translated novel?
  • Have you ever translated a book that was particularly difficult to translate due to cultural differences or historical context?
  • What are some of your favourite translated books and why?
  • What is your relationship with the original author, if any?
  • What were any surprising moments during the collaboration, or joyful moments, or challenges?
  • What advice would you give to someone who is considering becoming a literary translator?

Bookshops: North America

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An A-Z directory of Bookshops that I know of, eventually linked to an information page with addresses, websites and other contact information can be found below the Google map. If you know of any that we’ve missed could you please let me know by emailing me.

  1. 4 Kids Books & Toys, Indiana, USA: website
  2. 57th Street Books, Illinois, USA: website
  3. 192 Books, New York, USA: website
  4. A Cappella Books, Georgia, USA: website
  5. A Seat at the Table Books, California, USA: website
  6. Aaron’s Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  7. Addendum Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  8. Agricola Street Books, Halifax, Canada: website
  9. Alabama Booksmith, Alabama, USA: website
  10. Albertine, New York, USA: website
  11. An Unlikely Story, Massachusetts, USA: website
  12. Anderson’s Bookshop, Illinois, USA: website
  13. Andover Bookstore Inc, Massachusetts, USA: website
  14. Annie’s Book Stop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  15. Another Story Bookshop, Ontario, Canada: website
  16. Antigone Books, Arizona, USA: website
  17. Appalachian Books, Virginia, USA: website
  18. Arcade Books, New York, USA: website
  19. Arcadian Comics & Games, Kentucky, USA: website
  20. Argo Bookshop, Quebec, Canada: website
  21. As Time Goes By, Alabama, USA: facebook
  22. The Astoria Bookshop, New York, USA: website
  23. Atomic Books, Maryland, USA: website
  24. Atticus Bookstore Cafe, Connecticut, USA: facebook
  25. Atticus Coffee, Books & Teahouse, Utah, USA: website
  26. Audreys Books, Alberta, Canada: website
  27. Audubon Naturalist Society, Chevy Chase, USA: website
  28. Auntie’s Bookstore, Washington, USA: website
  29. Avid Bookshop, Georgia, USA: website
  30. The Avid Reader, California, USA: website
  31. BackRoom VINTAGE, Wisconsin, USA: website
  32. Backstory Books & Yarn, Oregon, USA: website
  33. Bad Animal Books, California, USA: website
  34. Bailey the Bookman, Alberta, Canada: website
  35. Bakka-Phoenix Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  36. Baldwin’s Book Barn, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  37. Balfour Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  38. Bank Square Books, Connecticut, USA: website
  39. Bank Street Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  40. Banyen Books & Sound, British Columbia, Canada: website
  41. Barbara’s Bookstore, Illinois, USA: website
  42. Barrett Bookstore, Connecticut, USA: website
  43. Barrington Books, Rhode Island, USA: website
  44. Bartleby’s Books, Vermont, USA: website
  45. Bart’s Books, California, USA: website
  46. Bay Books, Mississippi, USA: website
  47. BayShore Books LLC, Wisconsin, USA: website
  48. bbgb, Virginia, USA: website
  49. Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery, Minnesota, USA: website
  50. The Bear and the Books, New Jersey, USA: website
  51. Bear Pond Books, Vermont, USA: website
  52. Beck’s Book Store, Illinois, USA: website
  53. Bedrock City Comic Co, Texas, Illinois: facebook
  54. Beers Books, California, USA: website
  55. The Beguiling, Ontario, Canada: website
  56. Bel and Bunna’s Books, California, USA: website
  57. Bell’s Books, California, USA: website
  58. Belmont Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  59. Best of Books, Oklahoma, USA: website
  60. Bethany Beach Books, Delaware, USA: website
  61. Between the Covers Bookstore, Colorado, USA: website
  62. Biblioasis Bookshop, Ontario, Canada: website
  63. Bibliotheque, New York, USA: website
  64. Big Blue Marble Bookstore, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  65. The Big Idea Cooperative Bookstore & Cafe, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  66. Birchbark Books & Native Arts, Minnesota, USA: website
  67. Bison Books, Manitoba, Canada: website
  68. Black Cat Books & Oddities, Ohio, USA: website
  69. Black Hills Books & Treasures, South Dakota, USA: website
  70. Black Ribbon Books, Arizona, USA: facebook
  71. Annie Bloom’s Books, Oregon, USA: website
  72. Bluebird Books, Oklahoma, USA: website
  73. Blue Bunny, Massachusetts, USA: website
  74. Blue Cypress Books, Louisiana, USA: website
  75. Blue Heron Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  76. Blue Willow Bookshop, Texas, USA: website
  77. Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe & Activist Center, New York, USA: website
  78. BMV Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  79. Bobzbay Books, Illinois, USA: website
  80. Boneshaker Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  81. The Book Oasis, Massachusetts, USA: website
  82. Book Bin, Illinois, USA: website
  83. The Book Bungalow, Utah, USA: website
  84. Book Buyers, North Carolina, USA: facebook
  85. The Book Cellar, Illinois, USA: website
  86. Book City, Ontario, Canada: website
  87. Book Cove, New York, USA: website
  88. Book Culture, New York, USA: website
  89. Book Ends, Massachusetts, USA: website
  90. Book & Game Co Inc, Washington, USA: website
  91. Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, New York, USA: website
  92. The Book Keeper, Ontario, Canada: website
  93. Book Larder, Washington, USA: website
  94. The Book Loft of German Village, Ohio, USA: website
  95. Book Passage, California, USA: website
  96. Book Passage, Corte Madera, California, USA: website
  97. Book People of Moscow, Idaho, USA: website
  98. Book Revue, New York, USA: website
  99. The Book Seller, California, USA: website
  100. Book Shop of Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, USA: website
  101. The Book Stall, Illinois, USA: website
  102. Book Store At Western, Ontario, Canada: website
  103. Book Soup, California, USA: website
  104. The Book Table, Illinois, USA: website
  105. The Book Tavern, Georgia, USA: website
  106. BookBar, Colorado, USA: website
  107. Bookbound, Michigan, USA: website
  108. Bookbug & this is a bookstore, Michigan, USA: website
  109. BookCourt, New York, USA: website
  110. Bookery Manchester, New Hampshire, USA: website
  111. The Bookloft, Massachusetts, USA: website
  112. Bookmark, Nova Scotia, Canada: website
  113. Bookmark, Prince Edward Island, Canada: website
  114. The Bookmark Shoppe, New York, USA: website
  115. Bookmarks, North Carolina, USA: website
  116. BookMarx Bookstore, Ohio, USA: website
  117. BookPeople, Texas, USA: website
  118. Books & Books, Florida, USA: website
  119. Books & Books, Cayman Islands: website
  120. Books & Greetings, New Jersey, USA: website
  121. Books & Company Ltd, Ontario, Canada: website
  122. Books Are Magic, New York, USA: website
  123. Books of Wonder, New York, USA: website
  124. Books on B, California, USA: website
  125. Books On the Square, Rhode Island, USA: website
  126. The Bookshelf, Ontario, Canada: website
  127. Bookshop On the Avenue, Virginia, USA: website
  128. Bookshop Santa Cruz, California, USA: website
  129. BookShop West Portal, California, USA: website
  130. Booksmith, California, USA: website
  131. Bookstore1, Florida, USA: website
  132. The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA: website
  133. The Bookstore of Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA: website
  134. The Bookstore Plus, New York, USA: website
  135. Booktown Books, California, USA
  136. BookTowne, New Jersey, USA: website
  137. BookWoman, Texas, USA: website
  138. Bookworks, New Mexico, USA: website
  139. The Bookworm, Nebraska, USA: website
  140. Booky Joint, California, USA: facebook
  141. Borderlands Books, California, USA: website
  142. Boswell Book Company, Wisconsin, USA: website
  143. Boulder Book Store, Colorado, USA: website
  144. Brace Books & More, Oklahoma, USA: website
  145. Brain Lair Books, Indiana, USA: website
  146. Brattle Book Shop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  147. Brave New World, California, USA: website
  148. Brazos Bookstore, Texas, USA: website
  149. The Briar Patch, Maine, USA: website
  150. Brewster Book Store Inc, Massachusetts, USA: website
  151. Brick & Mortar Books, Washington, USA: website
  152. Brilliant Books, Michigan, USA: website
  153. Broadway Books, Oregon, USA: website
  154. Brodsky Bookshop, New Mexico, USA: facebook
  155. Bromer Booksellers and Gallery, Massachusetts, USA: website
  156. Brookline Booksmith, Massachusetts, USA: website
  157. Browsers’ Bookstore, Oregon, USA: website
  158. Bruised Apple Books, New York, USA: website
  159. Brused Books, Washington, USA: website
  160. Buffalo Street Books, New York, USA: website
  161. Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  162. Burke’s Book Store, Tennessee, USA: website
  163. Cafe Books Ltd, Alberta, Canada: website
  164. Cafe con Libros, New York, USA: website
  165. Califon Book Shop, New Jersey, USA: facebook
  166. Canio’s Books, New York, USA: website
  167. Capitol Books & Gifts, California, USA: website
  168. Capitol Hill Books, District of Columbia, USA: website
  169. Captain’s Bookshoppe LLC, Iowa, USA: website
  170. Carmichael’s Bookstore, Kentucky, USA: website
  171. Cat Tales Bookstore, Indiana, USA: website
  172. Cavalier House Books, Louisiana, USA: website
  173. Caversham Booksellers, Ontario, Canada: website
  174. Changing Hands Bookstore, Arizona, USA: website
  175. Chaparral Books, Oregon, USA: website
  176. Chapters on Main Bookstore & Coffeeshop, Arkansas, USA: website
  177. Charis Books & More, Georgia, USA: website
  178. Charlie’s Corner Bookstore, California, USA: website
  179. Charter Books, Rhode Island, USA: website
  180. Chat Noir Books & Games, Ontario, Canada: website
  181. Chaucer’s Books, California, USA: website
  182. Chevalier’s Books, California, USA: website
  183. Children’s Book World, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  184. City of Asylum Bookstore, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  185. City Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  186. City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, California, USA: website
  187. City Lit Books, Illinois, USA: website
  188. Classic Lines, Pennsylvania, USA: facebook
  189. The Cloak & Dagger, New Jersey, USA: website
  190. Coffee Tree Books, Kentucky, USA: website
  191. Colby College Bookstore, Maine, USA: website
  192. Colgate Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  193. Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, New Mexico, USA: website
  194. Comic Book Shoppe, Ontario, Canada: website
  195. Comicopolis, California, USA: website
  196. Comma Bookstore & Social Hub, Michigan, USA: website
  197. Common Good Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  198. Community Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  199. The Concord Bookshop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  200. Content Bookstore, Minnesota, USA: website
  201. The Copacetic Comics Company, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  202. Copper Dog Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  203. The Corner Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  204. Country Bookshelf, Montana, USA: website
  205. Country Bookseller, New Hampshire, USA: website
  206. The Country Bookshop, North Carolina, USA: website
  207. Cover to Cover Children’s Books, Ohio, USA: website
  208. Crawford’s Books, California, USA: website
  209. Curious Iguana, Maryland, USA: website
  210. The Curious Reader, New Jersey, USA: website
  211. Mrs Dalloway’s, California, USA: website
  212. Dark Star Books & Comics, Ohio, USA: website
  213. Deep Vellum Bookstore & Publishing Co. Texas, USA: website
  214. Crawford Doyle Booksellers, New York, USA: facebook
  215. Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, Maine, USA: website
  216. DIESEL, A Bookstore, California, USA: website
  217. A Different Booklist, Ontario, Canada: website
  218. Dock Bookshop, Texas, USA: website
  219. Dogtown Book Shop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  220. Downtown Books & News, North Carolina, USA: website
  221. Doylestown Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  222. Dragonfly Books, Iowa, USA: website
  223. Drury Lane Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  224. Duck River Books, Tennessee, USA: website
  225. Dudley’s BookShop Cafe, Oregon, USA: website
  226. Eagle Eye Book Shop, Georgia, USA: website
  227. Eagle Harbor Book Co, Washington, USA: website
  228. East Bay Booksellers, California, USA: website
  229. East City Bookshop, District of Columbia, USA: website
  230. East Village Bookshop, California, USA: website
  231. Eastern Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  232. Eastwind Books of Berkeley, California, USA: website
  233. Edmonds Bookshop, Washington, USA: website
  234. The Edmonton Book Store, Alberta, Canada: website
  235. Eight Cousins Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  236. Elk River Books, Montana, USA: website
  237. The Elliott Bay Book Company, Washington, USA: website
  238. Elm Street Bookstore, Connecticut, USA: website
  239. Empire Books & News, West Virginia, USA: website
  240. Eso Won Books, California, USA: website
  241. Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Texas, USA: website
  242. Fables Books, Indiana, USA: website
  243. Fabulosa Books, California, USA: website
  244. Face In A Book, California, USA: website
  245. Fairytales Bookstore, Tennessee, USA: website
  246. The Fallen Acorn Bookshop, Virginia, USA: website
  247. Fanfare Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  248. Farley’s Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  249. Fiction Addiction, South Carolina, USA: website
  250. Fireside Book Shop, Ohio, USA: website
  251. Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, California, USA: website
  252. Flying Pig Bookstore, Vermont, USA: website
  253. Flyleaf Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  254. Folio Books, California, USA: website
  255. Forster’s Book Garden, Ontario, Canada: website
  256. Fountain Bookstore Inc, Virginia, USA: website
  257. Joseph Fox Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  258. FoxTale Book Shoppe, Georgia, USA: website
  259. Freebird Books & Goods, New York, USA: website
  260. Frenchtown Bookshop, New Jersey, USA: website
  261. Frugal Muse Books Music-Video, Wisconsin & Illinois, USA: website
  262. Fulfillity Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  263. Full Circle Bookstore, Oklahoma, USA: website
  264. Fullerton College Bookstore, California, USA: website
  265. Galiano Island Books, British Columbia, Canada: website
  266. Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkles, California, USA: website
  267. Garcia Street Books, New Mexico, USA: website
  268. Garden District Book Shop, Louisiana, USA: website
  269. Gathering Volumes, Ohio, USA: website
  270. Gatsby Books, California, USA: website
  271. Georgian Bay Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  272. Ghost Palace Books, West Virginia, USA: website
  273. Ghoulish Books, Texas, USA: website
  274. Gibson’s Bookstore, New Hampshire, USA: website
  275. Glad Day Bookshop, Ontario, Canada: website
  276. Godmothers, California, USA: website
  277. Goldberry Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  278. Golden Bee Bookshop, New York, USA: website
  279. The Golden Notebook, New York, USA: website
  280. Gramercy Books, Ohio, USA: website
  281. Grassroots Books, Nevada, USA: website
  282. Green Apple Books, California, USA: website
  283. Green Bean Books, Oregon, USA: website
  284. Green Feather Book Company, Oklahoma, USA: website
  285. Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  286. Harleysville Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  287. Harmony Books, California, USA
  288. Harriett’s Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  289. Harvard Book Store, Massachusetts, USA: website
  290. The Haunted Book Shop, Alabama, USA: website
  291. The Haunted Bookshop, Iowa, USA:: website
  292. Head House Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  293. hello hello books, Maine, USA: website
  294. Hermitage Antiquarian Bookshop, Colorado, USA: website
  295. Hipocampo Children’s Books, New York, USA: website
  296. Homer Bookstore, Alaska, USA: website
  297. Honest Dog Books, Wisconsin, USA: website
  298. Honey & Wax Booksellers, New York, USA: website
  299. Horton’s Books & Gifts, Georgia, USA: website
  300. House of Our Own Books, Pennsylvania, USA: facebook
  301. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, New York, USA: website
  302. Hudson Booksellers, California, USA: website
  303. Huxley & Hiro Booksellers, Delaware, USA: website
  304. Hyde Brothers Booksellers, Indiana, USA: website
  305. Ida’s Bookshop, New Jersey, USA: website
  306. Idlewild Books, New York, USA: website
  307. The Iliad Bookshop, California, USA: website
  308. Indigo Bridge Books & Cafe, Nebraska, USA: website
  309. Indy Reads Books, Indiana, USA: website
  310. Inklings Bookshop, Washington, USA: website
  311. Inkwood Books, New Jersey, USA: website
  312. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, Colorado, USA: website
  313. Inquiring Minds Inc, New York, USA: website
  314. Island Books, Rhode Island, USA: website
  315. Island Books, Washington, USA: website
  316. Island Bookstore, Michigan, USA: website
  317. Island Bookstore, Duck, North Carolina, USA: website
  318. Itinerant Literate Bookstop, South Carolina, USA: website
  319. Ivy Bookshop, Maryland, USA: website
  320. Jabberwocky Bookshop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  321. Jackson Street Booksellers, Nebraska, USA: website
  322. James Street Bookseller & Gallery, Ontario, Canada: website
  323. Janco Bookstore, Nevada, USA: website
  324. Joe’s Place Bookstore, South Carolina, USA: facebook
  325. Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Kentucky, USA: website
  326. M. Judson Booksellers, South Carolina, USA: website
  327. RJ Julia Booksellers, Connecticut, USA: website
  328. Juniper Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  329. Katy Budget Books, Texas, USA: website
  330. Kepler’s Books, California, USA: website
  331. Kew & Willow Books, New York, USA: website
  332. Kidsbooks, British Columbia, USA: website
  333. King’s Books, Washington, USA: website
  334. King’s Co-op Bookstore, Nova Scotia, USA: website
  335. King’s English Bookshop, Utah, USA: website
  336. Kitchen Arts & Letters, New York, USA: website
  337. Klindts Booksellers-Stationers, Oregon, USA: website
  338. Knowledge Bookstore, Ontario, Canada: website
  339. Kona Bay Books, Hawaii, USA: website
  340. Kona Stories, Hawaii, USA: website
  341. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, District of Columbia, USA: website
  342. The Labyrinth Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  343. The Lahaska Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: facebook
  344. lala books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  345. Lark & Owl Booksellers, Texas, USA: website
  346. The Last Bookstore, California, USA: website
  347. Laurel Book Store, California, USA: website
  348. Learned Owl Book Shop, Ohio, USA: website
  349. Left Bank Books, Missouri, USA: website
  350. Left Bank Books, New York, USA: website
  351. Left Bank Books, Washington, USA: website
  352. The Legendarium, Utah, USA: website
  353. Leigh’s Favorite Books, California, USA: website
  354. Lemuria Book Store, Mississippi, USA: website
  355. Let’s Play Books Bookstore, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  356. Levin & Co, California, USA: website
  357. Block Shop Books, Nova Scotia, USA: website
  358. Liberty Bay Books, Washington, USA: website
  359. Librairie De Stiil Bookstore, Quebec, Canada: website
  360. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, Quebec, USA: website
  361. Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore, Quebec, USA: website
  362. Librairie Planète Bd, Quebec, Canada: website
  363. Lift Bridge Book Shop, New York, USA: website
  364. Linden Tree Children’s Books, California, USA: website
  365. The Lit. Bar, New York, USA: website
  366. Literarity Book Shop, Texas, USA: twitter
  367. Literati Bookstore, Michigan, USA: website
  368. Little Bee Bookshop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  369. The Little Bookshop, Virginia, USA: website
  370. Little City Books, New Jersey, USA: website
  371. Little Ghosts Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  372. Little Joe’s Books, New York, USA: website
  373. Little Shop of Stories, Georgia, USA: website
  374. Loganberry Books, Ohio, USA: website
  375. Long Story Short. (formerly The Book Cellar), Bermuda: website
  376. Longfellow Books, Maine, USA: website
  377. Lost Books, California, USA: instagram
  378. Loyalty Bookstore, District of Columbia, USA: website
  379. Lucky Dog Books, Texas, USA: website
  380. McIntyre’s Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  381. McKay’s Nashville, Tennessee, USA: website
  382. McLean and Eakin, Michigan, USA: website
  383. McNally Jackson Books, New York, USA: website
  384. McNally Robinson, Saskatchewan, USA: website
  385. Mabel’s Fables Children’s Bookstore, Ontario, USA: website
  386. Mac’s Backs-Books On Coventry, Ohio, USA: website
  387. Mac’s Fireweed Books, Yukon, Canada: website
  388. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minnesota, USA: website
  389. Magic City Books, Oklahoma, USA: website
  390. MahoganyBooks, District of Columbia, USA: website
  391. Main Point Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  392. Main Street Books, Missouri, USA: website
  393. Main Street Books, North Dakota, USA: website
  394. Main St. Books Monroe, Washington, USA: website
  395. Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, North Carolina, USA: website
  396. Malvern Books, Texas, USA: website
  397. Manticore Books, Ontario, USA: website
  398. Maria’s Bookshop, Columbia, USA: website
  399. Market Block Books, New York, USA: website
  400. Massy Books, Vancouver, Canada: website
  401. Maxima Book Center, Massachusetts, USA: website
  402. The Merritt Bookstore + Toystore, New York, USA: website
  403. MFLIBRA Antique Books, Canada, online: website
  404. Middle East Books and More, District of Columbia, USA: website
  405. Middlebury College Bookstore, Vermont, USA: website
  406. The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  407. Mil Mundos Books and Cafe, New York, USA: website
  408. Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore, Ontario, Canada: website
  409. Milkweed Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  410. Mill Street Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  411. Missouri State Bookstore, Missouri, USA: website
  412. Misty River Books, British Columbia, USA: website
  413. Moe’s Books, California, USA: website
  414. Molasses Books, New York, USA: facebook
  415. Molly’s Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  416. Monkeyshines Children’s Store, Alberta, Canada: website
  417. Monkeywrench Books, Texas, USA: website
  418. The Montague Bookmill, Massachusetts, USA: website
  419. Montclair Book Center, New Jersey, USA: website
  420. Moon and Back Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  421. Moon Palace Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  422. Mr Mopps’ Children’s Books and Toys, California, USA: website
  423. Moravian Book Shop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  424. Mosaic Books, British Columbia, USA: website
  425. Mostly Books, Arizona, USA: website
  426. Mount Hermon Book Shop, California, USA: website
  427. Munro’s Books, British Columbia, Canada: website
  428. Murder By The Book, Texas, USA: website
  429. Murder On the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Florida, USA: website
  430. Mutiny Information Cafe, Colorado, USA: website
  431. Myopic Books, Illinois, USA: website
  432. The Mysterious Bookshop, New York, USA: website
  433. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, California, USA: website
  434. Mystery Cove Book Shop, Maine, USA: website
  435. Na Mea, Hawaii, USA: website
  436. Nantucket Bookworks, Massachusetts, USA: website
  437. Napa Bookmine, California, USA: website
  438. John Neal Book Seller, North Carolina, USA: website
  439. The New Romantics, Florida, USA: website
  440. Newtonville Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  441. The Next Chapter Books & Novelties, Kansas, USA: website
  442. Next Page, Colombia, USA: website
  443. Stuart Ng Books, California, USA: website
  444. Nice Price Books & Records, North Carolina, USA: website
  445. Nicola’s Books, Michigan, USA: website
  446. Normal’s Book & Records, Maryland, USA: website
  447. Northshire Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  448. Northshire Bookstore, Vermont, USA: website
  449. Northtown Books, California, USA: website
  450. Norwich Bookstore, Vermont, USA: website
  451. Novel Idea, Ontario, Canada: website
  452. The Novel Neighbor, Missouri, USA: website
  453. A Novel Spot Bookshop, Ontario, USA: website
  454. Nowhere Bookshop, Texas, USA: website
  455. Oblong Books and Music [Millerton], New York, USA: website
  456. Octavia Books, Louisiana, USA: website
  457. Octopus Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  458. Odyssey Bookshop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  459. Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  460. Old Firehouse Books, Colorado, USA: website
  461. Old Fox Books & Coffeehouse, Maryland, USA: website
  462. Old Harbor Books, Alaska, USA: website
  463. The Old Library Bookshop, New Jersey, USA: website
  464. Old Scrolls Book Shop, New York, USA: website
  465. Omnivore Books on Food, California, USA: website
  466. Once Upon a Thyme Bookshop, Ohio, USA: website
  467. Once Upon A Time Bookstore, California, USA: website
  468. One More Page Books, Virginia, USA: website
  469. Open Books, Florida, USA: website
  470. Open Books, Illinois, USA: website
  471. Open Books A Poem Emporium, Washington, USA: website
  472. Oracle Books, Virginia, USA: website
  473. Orca Books, Washington, USA: website
  474. Orinda Books, California, USA: website
  475. Otter Books Inc, British Columbia, USA: website
  476. Owl’s Nest Books, Alberta, USA: website
  477. Page 1 Books – Mountain Run Center, New Mexico, USA: website
  478. Page 158 Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  479. Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop, Ontario, USA: website
  480. Page Against the Machine, California, USA: website
  481. Pages Books On Kensington, Alberta, USA: website
  482. Pages Bookshop, Michigan, USA: website
  483. Pages: a Bookstore, California, USA: website
  484. Pagination Bookshop, Missouri, USA: website
  485. Palabras Bilingual Bookstore, Arizona, USA: website
  486. Pandemonium Books & Games, Massachusetts, USA: website
  487. The Paper Hound Bookshop, British Columbia, USA: website
  488. Papercuts J.P., Massachusetts, USA: website
  489. Park Road Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  490. Parnassus Books, Tennessee, USA: website
  491. Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, Texas, USA: website
  492. Pearl Street Books, Wisconsin, USA: facebook
  493. Pegasus Books Oakland, California, USA: website
  494. Penguin Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  495. Penn Book Center, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  496. People’s Co-Op Bookstore, British Columbia, USA: website
  497. Perfect Books, Ontario, USA: website
  498. Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  499. Phinney Books, Washington, USA: website
  500. Phoenix Books Burlington, Vermont, USA: website
  501. Pickwick Book Shop, New York, USA: website
  502. Pirates Bookstore, California, USA: website ✓
  503. La Playa Books, California, USA: website
  504. Point Reyes Books, California, USA: website
  505. The Poisoned Pen, Arizona, USA: website
  506. Politics and Prose Bookstore, District of Columbia, USA: website
  507. Poor Richard’s Bookstore, Colorado Springs, USA: website
  508. Porter Square Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  509. Posman Books, New York, USA: website
  510. Postmark Books, New York, USA: website
  511. Powell’s City of Books, Oregon, USA: website
  512. Prairie Lights Books & Cafe, Indiana, USA: website
  513. Print: A Bookstore, Maine, USA: website
  514. The Printed Garden, Utah, USA: website
  515. Printed Matter Inc, New York, USA: website
  516. Prologue Bookshop, Ohio, USA: website
  517. Pulp Fiction Books, British Columbia, USA: website
  518. Pulp Fiction Books East, British Columbia, USA: website
  519. The Purple Couch Bookshop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  520. Putnam Six Bookstore, Oklahoma, USA: website
  521. Quail Ridge Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  522. Queen Anne Book Company, Washington, USA: website
  523. The Queen Bee, Utah, USA: facebook
  524. Queen City Book Store, New York, USA: facebook
  525. Quest Book Shop, Illinois, USA: facebook
  526. Quimby’s Bookstore, Illinois, USA: website
  527. Rainy Day Books, Kansas, USA: website
  528. The Raven Book Store, Kansas, USA: website
  529. Raven’s End Books, Winnipeg, Canada: website
  530. Re: Reading, Ontario, Canada: website
  531. Read Between The Lynes, Illinois, USA: website
  532. The Reading Bug, California, USA: website
  533. Reading Rock Books, Tennessee, USA: website
  534. Recycle Bookstore, California, USA: website
  535. Recycled Books Records CDs, Texas, USA: website
  536. Red Balloon Bookshop, Minnesota, USA: website
  537. Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse, Maryland, USA: website
  538. Red Planet Books & Comics, New Mexico, USA: facebook
  539. The Regulator Bookshop, North Carolina, USA: website
  540. Reiter’s Books, District of Columbia, USA: website
  541. Riffraff Bookstore and Bar, Rhode Island, USA: website
  542. The Ripped Bodice, California, USA: website
  543. River Bend Bookshop, Connecticut, USA: website
  544. River Bookshop, Ontario, Canada: website
  545. River Lights Bookstore, Indiana, USA: website
  546. River Reader Bookstore, Missouri, USA: website
  547. River Road Books, New Jersey, USA: website
  548. RiverRun Bookstore, New Hampshire, USA: website
  549. River’s End Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  550. Riverwalk Books, Washington, USA: website
  551. Rizzoli Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  552. RoscoeBooks, Illinois, USA: website
  553. Rough Draft Bar & Books, New York, USA: website
  554. Roundabout Books, Oregon, USA: website
  555. Rozzie Bound Co-op, Massachusetts, USA: website
  556. Rubber Rose Books & Print, Illinois, USA: website
  557. Ruby’s Books, California, USA: website
  558. Running the Goat, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: website
  559. Russell Books, British Columbia, USA: website
  560. Sacred Circle, Virginia, USA: website
  561. Saltwater Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  562. San Marco Bookstore, Florida, USA: website
  563. Sandmeyer’s Bookstore, Illinois, USA: website
  564. Sassafras on Sutton, North Carolina, USA: website
  565. Saturn Booksellers, Michigan, USA: website
  566. Schuler Books & Music, Michigan, USA: website
  567. Scuppernong Books, North Carolina, USA: website
  568. Seaside Books, Prince Edward Island, Canada: twitter
  569. Second Star to the Right Children’s Books, Colorado, USA: website
  570. Second Story Books, District of Columbia, USA: website
  571. Second Story Books, Maryland, USA: website
  572. Secret Garden Bookshop, Washington, USA: website
  573. Seminary Co-op Bookstore, Illinois, USA: website
  574. Serendipity Books, Michigan, USA: website
  575. Shakespeare & Co, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  576. Shelf Life Books, Alberta, Canada: website
  577. Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop Damariscotta, Maine, USA: website
  578. Dave Shoots Bookseller, New Brunswick, Canada: website
  579. The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  580. Skylark Bookshop, Missouri, USA: website
  581. Skylight Books, California, USA: website
  582. Solid State Books, District of Columbia, USA: website
  583. Source Booksellers, Michigan, USA: website
  584. South Philly Comics, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  585. Southern Bound Book Shop, Mississippi, USA: website
  586. Space Cowboy Books, California, USA: website
  587. Sparta Books, New Jersey, USA: website
  588. Spartacus Books, British Columbia, Canada: website
  589. Spectator Books, California, USA: website
  590. Spellbinder Books, California, USA: facebook
  591. Spellbound Bookstore, Florida, USA: website
  592. Spirit of 76 Bookstore & Card Shop, Massachusetts, USA: website
  593. Square Books, Mississippi, USA: website
  594. The Storybook Garden, Texas, USA: website
  595. Strand Bookstore, New York, USA: website
  596. Stillwater Books, Rhode Island, USA: website
  597. Stories, California, USA: website
  598. Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab, New York, USA: website
  599. The Story Shop, Georgia, USA: website
  600. Subterranean Books, Missouri, USA: website
  601. Subtext Books, Minnesota, USA: website
  602. Sudden Fiction Books, Colorado, USA: website
  603. Sundance Bookstore, Nevada, USA: website
  604. Sundog Books, Florida, USA: website
  605. Sweet Reads Books and Candy, Minnesota, USA: website
  606. Swipe Design, Ontario, Canada: website
  607. Talking Leaves…Books, New York, USA: website
  608. Tall Tales Book Shop Inc, Georgia, USA: website
  609. Tattered Cover Book Store Colfax, Colorado, USA: website
  610. Tattletales, Nova Scotia, USA: website
  611. Tavistock Books, California, USA: website
  612. Taylor Books, West Virginia, USA: website
  613. Third House Books, Florida, USA: website
  614. Third Place Books, Washington, USA: website
  615. Third Place Books Ravenna, Washington, USA: website
  616. Third Place Books Seward Park, Washington, USA: website
  617. Thistle & Nightshade, Nevada, USA: website
  618. Three Hills Books, Alabama, USA: website
  619. Three Lives & Company, New York, USA: website
  620. Three Sisters Books & Gifts, Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
  621. Tidewater Books, New Brunswick, USA: website
  622. Time Tested Books, California, USA: website
  623. The Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH, USA: website
  624. Toadstool Bookshops, Peterborough, NH, USA: website
  625. Trent’s Bookworm, California, USA
  626. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Massachusetts, USA: website
  627. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, Nova Scotia, Canada: website
  628. Twice Sold Tales, Washington, USA: website
  629. The Twig Book Shop, Texas, USA: website
  630. Two Birds Books, California, USA: website
  631. Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, Ohio, USA: website
  632. Two Sisters Bookery, North Carolina, USA: website
  633. Type Books, Ontario, Canada: website
  634. Unabridged Bookstore, Illinois, USA: website
  635. Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  636. Under the Umbrella Bookstore and Cafe, Utah, USA: website
  637. Underground Books, California, USA: website
  638. Unique Books, Kentucky, USA: twitter
  639. University Book Store, Seattle, USA: website
  640. University of Kentucky Bookstore, Kentucky, USA: website
  641. University of Regina Bookstore, Saskatchewan, Canada: website
  642. Unnameable Books, New York, USA: website
  643. Uppercase Bookshop, Washington, USA: website
  644. Verb Bookstore, Arkansas, USA: website
  645. The Vermont Book Shop, Vermont, USA: website
  646. Vero Beach Book Center, Florida, USA: website
  647. Village Books, Washington, USA: website
  648. Visible Voice Books, Ohio, USA: website
  649. Volumes Bookcafe, Illinois, USA: website
  650. Vroman’s Bookstore, California, USA: website
  651. Warwick’s, California, USA: website
  652. Watchung Booksellers, New Jersey, USA: website
  653. Water Street Bookstore, New Hampshire, USA: website
  654. Watermark Books & Cafe, Kansas, USA: website
  655. Waucoma Bookstore, Oregon, USA: website
  656. Webster’s Bookstore Cafe, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  657. Wellesley Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  658. Wellington Square Bookshop, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  659. The Well~Read Moose, Idaho, USA: website
  660. Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc., New York, USA: website
  661. Wheatberry Books, Ohio, USA: website
  662. Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore, Massachusetts, USA: website
  663. White Birch Books, New Hampshire, USA: website
  664. White Whale Bookstore, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  665. Whitelam Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  666. Wicked Good Books, Massachusetts, USA: website
  667. The Wild Detectives, Texas, USA: website
  668. Wild Fig Books & Coffee, Kentucky, USA: website
  669. Wild Rumpus, Minnesota, USA: website
  670. Wild Sisters Book Company, California, USA: website
  671. Willow Point Used Books, British Columbia, USA: website
  672. Gerald Winters and Son, Maine, USA: website
  673. Women & Children First, Illinois, USA: website
  674. Womrath Book Shop, New York, USA: website
  675. Womrath’s Bookstore, New Jersey, USA: facebook
  676. Wonder Book – Warehouse, Maryland, USA: website
  677. Wooden Shoe Books, Pennsylvania, USA: website
  678. Woozles Childrens Bookstore, Nova Scotia, Canada: website
  679. Word (The), Quebec, USA: website
  680. Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria, New York, USA: website
  681. [words] Bookstore, New Jersey, USA: website
  682. Words Worth Books Ltd, Ontario, Canada: website
  683. Writer’s Block Bookstore, Florida, USA: website
  684. The Writer’s Block, Nevada, USA: website
  685. Yankee Bookshop, Vermont, USA: website
  686. Yellow Dog Bookshop, Missouri, USA: website
  687. Yellowknife Book Cellar (The), Northwest Territories, Canada: website
  688. Yesterday’s Muse Inc, New York, USA: website
  689. Zenith Bookstore, Minnesota, USA:

Questions for Booksellers

by Big Bearded Bookseller | Leave a comment

Bookshops

Bookshops

As part of the development of the individual posts for each bookshop on the list I will be sending out the questions that I asked on the ‘Browse A Bookshop’ feature to all bookshops on the list.

I’m going to rehash the pages of the bookshops who’ve already responded to fit into the new format and get a good start on the new phase of the blog.

I’ll also be prioritising developing posts for bookshops who send some answers back as this really makes my job easier.

So if you want to go to the top of the pile please email (bigbeardedbookseller@gmail.com) me at least six answers to these following questions.

Question selection

  • How did you come up with the name of your bookshop?
  • Who are you? Owns the bookshop? Bit of a bio and pics, please 🙂
  • Why a bookshop? What made you want to get into bookselling?
  • General background/history of the shop please
  • Do you stock a variety of genres or do you specialise?
  • Do you mainly sell new or second-hand books?
  • What makes your bookshop special?
  • What’s the hardest thing about being a bookseller?
  • What’s the best thing about being a bookseller?
  • What’s the most surprising thing about being a bookseller?
  • What are the goals for your bookshop?
  • Do you think owning a bookshop has changed your life? How?
  • What book do you wish would sell better?
  • What little-known book do you think is underrated?
  • What well-known book do you think is overrated?
  • What is your preferred reading genre?
  • Describe your store in three words.
  • What book is your greatest treasure? Why?
  • What was your favourite childhood book? Why?
  • If you could invite any author for a book signing at your shop, who would you choose?
  • Where do you think the biggest change in book publishing will come from?
  • How do you reach potential readers/customers?
  • How do you choose the books you stock?
  • Do you have a favourite publisher? Why?
  • Name three books on your TBR.
  • What are you reading at the moment?
  • What’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned from selling books?
  • What music, if any, do you play in your shop? Why?
  • What is the best book-related gift you’ve ever received?
  • What is the weirdest thing a customer has ever asked for?
  • What do you get up to in a normal bookselling day?
  • What is the nicest thing a customer has ever said to you?

and could you send stores details; social media links, website, address, and lots of photos!

#BrowseABookshop

  1. Cogito Books, Hexhaam, England
  2. Heron & Willow, Jedburgh, Scotland
  3. Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough, England
  4. The Stripey Badger, Grassington, England
  5. Wedale Books, Stow, Scotland
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