bookstores
With the influx of superhero movies over the past few years, it would be an understatement to say that there’s a renewed interest in comic books. As a form of storytelling, comics are truly unique. Often nuanced with politics, class struggle, and dysfunctional families, they give insight into the everyday … Read More
Amazon is great, but there’s something about selecting your next beach read from a real bookstore. Actually, there are a few things: the atmosphere, the quirky staff, the people-watching, the sections you otherwise wouldn’t browse (polar regions travel, anyone?) and the smell and feel of real-life page-turners. Here, our favourite … Read More
The rumours of the used bookstore’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Though much of the trade has moved online to mega-sites like Abebooks and Amazon, the urban bricks and mortar used bookstore — with its dusty, overstocked shelves and shopkeeper who can name every book he’s acquired since 1972 — … Read More
