If you like books about bookstores (I do!) then you should enjoy Browse: the World in Bookshops, edited by Henry Hitchings. Fifteen writers tell about an experience in a bookstore, whether it was a first visit, or a place they frequented. Some wrote of the books they found. My favorite was braving a nasty snowstorm to get the the bookstore. Sometimes you just have to get there, regardless!

I've read other books in Lorna Barrett's Booktown Mystery series and have always been intrigued with the idea of a small town with stores dedicated to books! There are many stores, each with a different theme (mysteries, cookbooks, romance) ... sounds like a wonderful vacation destination to me! It's been a while now since I have read one, but Book Clubbed felt a bit darker than the earlier books. Family secrets are revealed, as are unpleasant business practices. Still, it was a good read with interesting characters.

And speaking of small towns with book stores .... here's a book about just that! Book Towns: Forty-Five Paradises of the Printed Word, by Alex Johnson. Seems there are towns all over the world dedicated to selling the printed world. There's one just for books for kids ... with areas for various ages. In one small town there are more bookstores than bars! Canadian Reader is familiar with the one in Sydney, B.C. Lisbon has the oldest bookstore in the world, it opened in 1732. A most enjoyable read.

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