The best bookshops Gers

For the past ten years, this bookshop specialized in comics has also been a tea room. It is possible to have a coffee, to have a snack or to have lunch while leafing through the latest Riad Satouf or Joann Sfar book. Mangas, adult comics, classics, comics, youth catalog, Sébastien and Alexandre offer comics for all readers. Passionate about vignettes and bubbles, they follow authors and their news closely and will be able to recommend the latest novel not to be missed.

In the heart of the typical village of Sarrant, this tartinerie library offers a literary stop. The bookshop with 6 000 titles displays its commitment to rural and economic development in the service of man. Renovated place with respect for traditional techniques, this library-tartinerie will ease you. On the ground floor, you will take the time to appreciate the books carefully selected by Catherine, while regaling with homemade bread; while your children will take their first steps in youth space. But to the pleasure of dishes and words, you will add the pleasure of eyes and ears. On the first floor, an exhibition space allows you to hold readings or to let you bask in the sound of a rhyme. Meeting place, tea salon, gallery, restaurant, bookstore, café, projection room.

Editions Le Drapeau blanc is a small publishing house that mainly sells intellectually demanding, yet accessible, books. As their catalog is still very young (founded in early 2016), you'll find mainly excellent books on history, philosophy and economics, generally written by leading academics (such as Professors Roberto de Mattei and Hans-Hermann Hoppe) and translated from various foreign languages. Éditions Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc has been in business for almost half a century. The members of the association will be delighted to share the fruits of their passion with you, in the beautiful and tranquil Gers countryside!

Created by Véronique Lauron, this bookshop-tea room is run by Nada, who knows how to take care of everyone between two readings. The teas on offer come from the excellent Dammann house and are available for purchase. But you can also indulge in coffee, hot chocolate with Espelette pepper or delicious home-made pastries. As for books, the choice is wide and the themes varied. The latest award-winning authors rub shoulders with detective novels, regional works, fine books and children's literature.

Located in a beautiful historic house, Librairie Buissonnière was founded by Magali and Vladimir, who wanted to participate in the cultural life of their chosen land. In the main hall, a piano, reading lounges and a pleasant terrace welcome you in a convivial atmosphere. The bookshop doubles as a tea room, and organizes numerous events: writing and drawing workshops, book clubs, meetings with authors and concerts.

Locals and visitors alike are lucky to have a real and beautiful bookshop in Condom. Here, you are not greeted by a cat, but by a gentleman golden retriever. His master, when he has not his nose in a book, takes pleasure in advising his customers: the latest successful publications, as well as the authors deserving to be discovered. If the book or the author you are looking for is not in this pleasant store with clear walls, you can always order it, the bookseller will notify you by email as soon as he receives it.

Le Cochon Bleu feeds both the mind, with a careful selection of literary works, and the stomach, with simple lunchtime fare. At the table: Ginette-style duck breast, ricotta lasagne, country-style veal sauté... Novels, fine books, comics and children's books can be leafed through at any time while enjoying a coffee, tea or the inevitable "chocolat du Cochon". In fine weather, regulars often occupy the small trellised terrace. In winter, you can take refuge indoors, enjoying the warm, if somewhat cramped, surroundings.