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bookstores of boston (& beyond)
on a mission to visit as many bookstores and libraries as possible. here are the ones I've visited so far:
greater boston
raven used books, harvard square in cambridge MA (2/3/23)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 1/5 stars for fiction. Bought Good City Form by Kevin Lynch at a wonderfully steep discount.
porter square books: boston edition, seaport in boston MA (11/19/22)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction. Picked up Walkable City by Jeff Speck.
trident booksellers & cafe, back bay in boston MA (8/7/22)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction. Picked up Severance by Ling Ma and There's a Revolution Outside, My Love, edited by Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman.
commonwealth books, downtown crossing in boston MA (3/23/22)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction. Was intrigued by (but did not buy) Learning Capitalist Culture: Deep in the Heart of Tejas by Douglas Foley.
brookline booksmith, brookline MA (1/23/22)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction.
mit press bookstore, kendall square in cambridge MA (11/24/21)
5/5 stars for nonfiction; 1/5 for fiction. (Bonus points for the surround-sound rumbling of the Red Line every ten minutes.) Got The Smart Enough City by Ben Green.
beacon hill books & cafe, beacon hill in boston MA (12/17/22)
1/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
seven stars bookstore, central square in cambridge MA (9/10/22)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
brattle book shop, downtown crossing in boston MA (3/23/22)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction. Bought Triumph of the City by Ed Glaeser for a few dollars.
more than words books, waltham MA (3/22/22)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
porter square books, porter square in cambridge MA (1/16/22)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction. Picked up The Privatization of Everything by Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian.
harvard book store, harvard square in cambridge MA (9/24/21)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
nyc
yu & me books, manhattan in nyc (7/13/24)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction. Purchased But What Will People Say? by Sahaj Kaur Kohli.
the strand, manhattan in nyc (3/31/23)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction. Picked up Transit Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden.
mcnally jackson, manhattan in nyc (4/1/23)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction.
bluestockings, manhattan in nyc (3/31/23)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 1/5 stars for fiction.
washington dc
politics and prose at union market, union market in washington dc (7/9/23)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
solid state books, h street in washington dc (7/3/23)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction.
little district books, capitol hill in washington dc (6/17/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
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kramers, dupont circle in washington dc (3/28/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
capitol hill books, capitol hill in washington dc (7/8/23)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
east city bookshop, capitol hill in washington dc (6/17/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction.
bridge street books, georgetown in washington dc (6/11/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
california
the last bookstore, los angeles CA (12/29/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
books inc., san francisco CA (8/20/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
arvida book co., tustin CA (6/4/22)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction. Bought a used copy of Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.
dog eared books, san francisco CA (8/22/23)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
city lights booksellers, san francisco CA (8/19/23)
4/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
elsewhere
librarie bertrand, montreal québec canada (3/25/24)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
maktaba bookshop, montreal québec canada (3/24/24)
3/5 stars for nonfiction; 3/5 stars for fiction.
symposium books, providence RI (2/18/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 4/5 stars for fiction.
capitaine quebec, montreal québec canada (3/25/24)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 2/5 stars for fiction.
providence athenaeum, providence RI (2/18/23)
2/5 stars for nonfiction; 1/5 stars for fiction.
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