What’s a brick-and-mortar bookstore you rarely visit without buying something?

If you know what you’re looking for, it’s easy to find books online.

Really good bookstores often show me books that I wasn’t looking for but that I’m glad to have found.

Here are some of my favorites:

  • The Golden Notebook, (Woodstock, NY)

  • Shakespeare & Co, (Missoula, MT)

  • Zandbroz, (Sioux Falls, SD and Fargo, ND)

  • Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, (Santa Fe, NM)

  • Powell’s (Portland, OR and Chicago)

  • St John’s College bookstore, (Santa Fe, NM) (this one is amazing. Best college bookstore ever? Maybe.)

  • El Ateneo (Buenos Aires. Worth it for the location alone, but obvs also for the books)

  • Librería Desnivel, (Madrid)

  • Monroe Street Books, (Middlebury, VT)

  • The Vermont Bookstore, (Middlebury, VT)

A cozy bookstore features shelves filled with books, a display of greeting cards, and unique ceiling decor, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.