Librarie le Moniteur

One reason why Paris is a foretaste of heaven is the abundance of bookstores. These are often easy to miss if one does not make the conscious decision to take note. Of late, thanks in large part to thesis-related reading, a whole new world of bookstores with work on Paris as a city, its architecture,…

Old Art Book heaven in the heart of Paris

I happened to stumble across a treasure trove of a store that sells old, out of print art books – and look forward to going back to page through hundreds of books on Paris. It’s an exciting ‘find’ and a rich source of fantastic work that you will not find anywhere else in the most…

House for all books anglophile in Paris: Shakespeare and Company

For Anglophiles in Paris, Shakespeare and Company is a great place to browse through an impressive collection of books that cover subject matter as broad as philosophy on the one hand – to books on the murky science of witchcraft on the other. It’s a crammed but cosy cavernous little store with little nooks to…