To take a break from recommending books, this soapobox مضمون is about brilliant bookstores around the world: bookstores sometimes even مزید interesting than the کتابیں they sell. Per usual, I will only رپورٹ on the bookstores I have personally been to, as opposed to ones I have only heard about.

Paul's Books in Madison, Wisconsin
Wedged between Walgreen's and another nameless store on the main سٹریٹ, گلی of یونیورسٹی of Wisconsin-Madison, Paul's کتابیں is a breathe of fresh independently-owned air. This is a true used bookstore: موسیقی chosen سے طرف کی the sole...