Happy Top Ten Tuesday! Today’s theme is bookstores and libraries I’ve always wanted to visit. I love libraries, but I don’t really go out of my way to visit any other than mine. I also don’t really keep a list of bookstores that I want to visit, but I figured it out!
Strand Book Store | New York, NY
In all of the times I’ve been to New York, I’ve never gone to the Strand. Every time I go, I say it’ll be the time that I finally visit it. One of these times, that’ll be the truth.
The Ripped Bodice | Culver City, CA
A bookstore focused solely on romance novels? Sounds like my dream. I’ve never been to California, but if I ever get there, I have to go to this bookstore.
McNally Jackson | New York, NY
Fun fact: I once had a surprise Thanksgiving visitor who worked at McNally Jackson. This is another bookstore I’ve meant to visit many times and have never actually been to.
Book Thug Nation | Brooklyn, NY
I’d never seen or heard of this bookstore before trying to come up with this list, but now I need to go there. This is a used bookstore and if that’s not my favorite thing…
Livraria Lello | Porto, Portugal
Look at it. JUST LOOK AT IT. And I took a semester of intensive Portuguese in college, so I feel like I just need to go there, like, right now.
Selexyz Dominicanen | Maastricht, Netherlands
Again, look at it. JUST LOOK AT IT. This bookstore is in an old church.
Barter Books | Alnwick, England
HOW CUTE IS THIS, I LOVE IT.
Borderlands Books | San Francisco, CA
I know that I don’t read a ton of sci-fi and fantasy, but I still think it would be so cool to visit this bookstore!!
1200 Bookshop | Guangzhou, China
I don’t know that I’m ever going to visit China, but if I do, I would love to visit this bookstore. It’s open 24 hours a day! You can even sleep there if you want!
The Last Bookstore | Los Angeles, CA
I don’t know that I 100% understand the shelving system in this place and I’m like 99.5% sure that going there would stress me out, but I still want to do it.
Did you do your own Top Ten Tuesday post today? Feel free to leave your link and I’ll check out your post! Have you visited any of these places? Where would you most like to go? Let’s talk in the comments!
The Bibliophagist 
I love your list! I feel the same about the Last Bookstore. It’s beautiful, but I might freak out if I see any damaged books!
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Thank you! I don’t think I could handle seeing any damaged books! 😐
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That bookstore in Porto is goal!!!! Great list!!
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Thank you! That bookstore is so pretty ❤
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Leakeys Bookshop in Inverness, Scotland is also in an old church, and it’s beautiful! Mal og Menning and Bokin in Reykjavik, Iceland are a couple of favorites from my travels, as is the Waterstones in Piccadilly in London. And Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop in Galway, Ireland. And The Bookstore in Boulder, Colorado. And, and, and…..
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You’ve given me so many bookstores to add to my list!!
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Yay world bookstores! I can’t help but look for them when I travel. 🙂
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All great choices. You’ve added some new ones to my list!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I’ve been to Borderlands! It was really cool!
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I’m a little jealous! It looks so cool!
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The Strand Bookstore looks very inviting.
If you do make it there, I would love to see a post about it.
Have a great week!
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I will definitely do a post if I go to The Strand! 🙂
I hope you have a great week too ❤
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😮 24 hour bookstore?! Is it heaven?? And you can sleep there? Lovely!
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I KNOW!! If I ever go to China, I absolutely have to go there.
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Such a great list! The Strand is my absolute favorite; it’s such a cute place! And haha, I always wanted to visit The Last Bookstore as well but it totally seems overwhelming😂
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Thank you! I want to go to The Strand so badly, I should probably just pick a day and go!!
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OMG, is this heaven???
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I think it might be!!!
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These are awesome bookstores, that one in Portugal is #lifegoals frankly!
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I know!! It’s so pretty, I just want to go there right now. 🙂
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Holy crap these are some amazing bookstores! I would love to visit any of them. I don’t remember Borderlands Books being even in existence when I lived in San Francisco. It may have passed me by, as I didn’t read as much back then. I would love to visit it and all the others on your list. Great choices!
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Thanks! I’ve never been to the west coast, but now I have a whole to-do list if I ever end up over there. 🙂
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Can confirm Livraria Lello is amazing, it sucks that it’s so popular these days that you have to pay a ticket to get in. But at least the entry fee goes to a discount on whatever books you buy.
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I saw something about the fee to get in! But I’m glad it’s worth it, it looks like it would be incredible. 🙂
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The Strand Bookstore is so amazing! I could spend days in there.
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I feel like I need to dedicate a whole weekend to just going to the Strand. 🙂
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Borderlands is such a cool bookstore, I am glad that it made your list! I live like 90 minutes away so if you ever make it out here let me know!
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I will definitely let you know!! 🙂
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Oh I need to visit the romance bookstore! That would be perfect for me! I also like Powell’s bookstore in Portland, Oregon
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I’ll have to add Powell’s to my list too! 🙂
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I hyperventilated the one time I got to go in there🤣
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If I may, can I throw another one into the mix? I’ve been there – it’s amazing!
Libreria Acqua Alta (Library of High Water) in Venice – “The Most Beautiful Book Shop in the World” not only has a warren of books and a staircase of books, but many cats too… oh, and it also floods during high water spring tides!
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Thank you for throwing another one into the mix! You had me at “many cats,” so I’ll have to add it to my ilst! 🙂
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Great list!! These sound so awesome. I would love to go to Borderlands Books for the sci-fi and fantasy books!
The Last Bookstore looks cool but I would also be stressed out by it haha.
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Thank you! I love all these themed bookstores. 🙂
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Great list! Would love to go to these places soon too! 💜
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Thanks! I hope you get the chance to visit them!
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Fantastic list! I’d love to visit the Ripped Bodice.
I’ve been to Barter Books and it’s a magical place, would definitely recommend.
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk
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Thank you! The Ripped Bodice looks like such a great place. Barter Books sounds nice too!
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Livraria Lello and Strand are definitely on my bucket list! My top ten list would certainly include these, along with Powell’s in Portland, OR.
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I’ll definitely have to go to Powell’s if I’m ever on the west coast!
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