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The Library Designed Like a Bookstore

When the city of Almere, The Netherlands commissioned Concrete Architectural Associates to design their new public library, they asked for ...

A Charming Bookstore Café

In the last week of October, when the leaves were in their full autumnal glory, my husband and I took ...

Cool Bookish Places: Conarte Children’s Library

The Conarte Children's Library in Monterrey, Mexico, is shortlisted as one of the coolest libraries we've ever seen.

For Sale: The Luxury Home Libraries of Your Dreams

These four incredible luxury home libraries are all currently on the market. Which one would you save your pennies for?

The Importance of Queer Friendly Bookstores

October was LGBT History Month, and like every other month in our recent history, there was exciting progress–welcome to the ...

Cool Bookish Places: Bookworm Gardens

Some cool bookish places are just so cool they make you ache. Bookworm Gardens certainly fits that bill. The park, ...

Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places

We usually think about libraries as staid and steady buildings, safely immobile on our city streets. Like, say, this rather ...

Eat, Read, Yum: Traveler Food and Books

A couple of very important questions: Are you hungry for something more than just plain old diner fare? Do you ...

Destination Bookstore: Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. ...

Libraries of the Rich and Famous

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. This ...