Category: books

  • Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz, Stuttgart

    Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz, Stuttgart

    This is the first of a series of 4 posts on public libraries, three are situated in Europe and one in Australia. While visiting Stuttgart, after touring both the Mercedes-Benz museum (posted here) and the Porsche Museum (post to come), we decided to check out the public library that is recognized as a landmark in

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  • Tsutaya’s Share Lounge – an Urban Oasis in Kyoto

    Tsutaya’s Share Lounge – an Urban Oasis in Kyoto

    We have a fondness for Tsutaya bookstores, as evidenced by our previous coverage of its T-site in Daikonyama, Tokyo. On a recent trip to Kyoto, we discovered, nestled within a Tsutaya bookstore at Shijo-Kawaramachi, a charming urban oasis known as the Share Lounge – an all-you-can-eat/drink section of the bookstore. Since the pandemic, we had

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  • Wardah Books, Singapore

    Wardah Books, Singapore

    This is the last post in a series of three that is focused on small, independent bookshops. The first post is about Mount Zero in Hong Kong, and the second post is on La Flor de Papel in Santiago, Chile. Wardah Books Wardah Books is a bookshop specializing in books on Islam in the English

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  • Libreria La Flor de Papel, Santiago

    Libreria La Flor de Papel, Santiago

    La Flor de Papel (The Paper Flower) is a small bookstore located in Lastarria, a neighborhood in Santiago, the capital of Chile. This is the second of three posts on small, independent bookstores. The first in the series is here. Enjoy some music while reading Youtube or Spotify. La Flor de Papel While the store

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