The best bookshops France

BD Fugue has just celebrated its 40th birthday and is no less young for it. Age is in the mind! And that of Jean-Jacques Roby, the founder still in charge, is well made. This comics enthusiast took the daring gamble of setting up a bookshop specializing in a genre that was not recognized as it is today. Over time, with the addition of Vincent Poirier and a passionate team, BD Fugue has become a reference. Amazing place

Founded in 1961, Librairie de Paris has just been voted ^22nd independent bookshop in France (according to Livre Hebdo 2020). Here, you'll find books of the moment, booksellers' favorites and the great classics. Among the countless references, absolutely every type of work is available: French literature, fine arts, children's books, school and university books, comics, mangas, comic books, craft books, foreign literature... Regional books remain the house specialty, with a wide selection of local historical books. The staff are passionate and knowledgeable, so don't hesitate to ask for advice or a little help in finding your item!

A place of literary delight for young and old alike! Its spearhead: foreign-language publications, particularly in German. Le Liseron is a place where a few fairies will help you find the novel, the tale, the game, the music... The aim of this children's bookshop is to share the joy of reading and the discovery of authors and illustrators in a friendly, caring atmosphere. It also organizes events and educational workshops. We wish Le Liseron a very happy 30th birthday!

It's impossible to talk about independent bookshops without mentioning Ombres Blanches, which is so widespread in the city center! A team of nearly fifty booksellers is waiting to advise you in its various nooks and crannies. The main bookshop has several entrances, so you can browse the shelves according to your mood: children's books, classic literature, detective novels, science fiction, essays... A little further on, still on rue Gambetta, the Librairie Voyage, Nature et Pratique opens up new horizons. The cinema bookshop is opposite. The foreign bookshop is on rue Mirepoix. From the rue des Gestes entrance, you can access the café Côté Cour, a delightful place to devour your latest find, while sipping a cup of tea. Numerous meetings are organized, making Ombres blanches a major cultural player in the pink city.

Spectacular! A 1,000^m2 barn housing a bookshop with over 60,000 items on the shelves! Foreign and regional literature, fine works on the Canal du Midi, viticulture, history, the occult sciences, gastronomy, history, comic strips and children's books, old editions, some of them original, and a cabinet of curiosities with old engravings and imagery... you'll find it all! Art lovers, make your way up to the mezzanine. Nelly and her team of enthusiasts will help you find what you're looking for.

Magnificent story that the Martin and Delbert families. 1850: Jean Martin creates a bookstore, his daughter married Jules Delbert a school director who takes over the bookstore. In 1931 his son René lawyer succeeded him in 1945 Jean-Pierre son of René, pushing his first cries. René's death in 1947 forced his wife Blanche Stalker to hold the bar until Jean-Pierre resumed the "shop" in 1972. Today Jean-Pierre Delbert works with his son Frédéric. And here's how 5 generations later the adventure continues, develops and proves if needed was that there are still readers hundred fifty years after the opening of the first boutique! 2009: The adventure further continues after the expansion of the library, which therefore offers 1500 m 2 of cultural pleasures! A huge glass staircase, a glass lift and… even more room for the literature allowing the Delbert family to offer 8 000 additional references, of all kinds. A whole floor is devoted to Cds, Dvds, comic books, mangas books, school books and university books, leaving enough space on the ground floor for two main clubs and youth radius, in addition to the general works. No need to run Toulouse or Bordeaux to equip itself in culture, the Delbert saga makes Agen a choice of choice of Lot-et-Garonne.

The Momie Dijon bookstore offers a very wide choice of comics and graphic novels: from French comics to manga and a multitude of comics. The perfect place for any self-respecting geek! From the great classics to the latest novelties, the Mummy Bookstore has an impressive collection of emblematic, original and contemporary works. Adults find their happiness, just like children who even have their own department. You will be warmly welcomed by a team of specialists led by the very friendly Tonio. Everyone gives you valuable reading advice! Add to that a very nice range of derivative products and collectible figurines. Looking for a Batman doormat or a Tintin T-shirt? You will be served! You can also admire the walls decorated with works by local artists through the temporary exhibitions. Regular visitors, the loyalty card allows you to benefit from a 5% discount. And let's not forget the many dedications organized in the store that will allow you to meet authors and designers from all over the world!

Reading is essential, everywhere, all the time. Books not found elsewhere to open our horizons and free our imagination. In a bookshop not quite like the others, and which has the good idea to reserve parking spaces for us, the adventure begins with a beautiful meeting. A great bookseller who advises us with passion and greed. Pleasure, even when you come to get your school books and leave with a novel or a comic book. Selection made with passion, poetry and emotion. Contagious good mood around the passion of the book.

By settling in the old premises of the Echavidre furniture merchant, the Montbarbon bookstore has given itself space. A clear, airy space, of course devoted to books of all kinds (including tourist guides, school books or books for youth), but also dedicated to gifts, leather leather and the étage, CD and DVD. Friendly, the bookshop has a coffee corner and offers free Wi-Fi. She also regularly organises animations: dedications meetings, reading workshops and conferences.

Côté, Montbarbon is a specialist in the Pen: Jean-Pierre Lépine, Montblanc or Waterman. Smart Smart where the smile of a staff is never avare with good advice.

For over a hundred years, this institution has been the benchmark for bookshops in Mulhouse. Times change, people come and go, but the good addresses remain. Luc Widmaier has taken over the reins with talent. He has preserved the style and know-how that made it such a success. Bisey remains an independent bookshop. Rich cultural encounters are offered, and the click and collect and delivery service has been developed. The current hyper-center location serves as an alternative address, as the bookshop is currently under renovation!

Between rue Sainte-Catherine and Place Camille Jullian, you'll find Krazy Kat, a rock'n'roll café-library. On two floors, comics are the order of the day: the store boasts no fewer than 15,000 references, and the staff are unbeatable! In addition to the great comic-book classics, purists can find graphic novels, rare items and attend signing sessions. At lunchtime, the store welcomes those who want to bubble up and nibble! Salads, quiches and pizzas can be enjoyed on the tables and benches of the Franquin bar.

Gibert's bookshop opened its doors on Place des Martyrs-de-la-Résistance in 1956, making it the oldest bookshop in the city! Far from having lost any of its dynamism, the address is still appreciated by lovers of low-priced books, with almost 135,000 references within its walls and on its website. Several departments: youth, cinema, history, fine arts, tourism... It also houses Montpellier's largest stationery shop, as well as CDs and DVDs.

Between the walls of this Renaissance building, books per thousands and a warm, cosy, relaxed atmosphere. This small independent bookshop is in many ways a haven of peace in the heart of the city. Books dominate beautiful disparate tables in sales; atypical chairs invite the barges to sit at a time; while booksellers give valuable advice. French and foreign literature, poetry, theatre, police novels, fantasy, comic, youth, arts, recreation, travel, social sciences, school books: there are for all tastes and ages. On the floor, a small lounge regularly hosts exhibitions, literary meetings, and signing sessions. Notice, therefore, to book lovers, who will undoubtedly be seduced by this little corner of paradise!

Located in the very heart of the city of Eysines, this charming independent bookstore participates fully in the life of the town. Mélanie, a bookseller with a passion for her job, organizes a lot of activities for young and old alike (literary meetings, workshops for adults and children, themed readings...) and is always there to advise you on your book purchases according to your research and your literary tastes. By subscribing to the newsletter, you will receive directly all the news of the bookshop, think about it!

It is always with a great pleasure that we stroll in the middle of the bins and the shelves of this bookshop which constitutes the biggest collection of comics in Brittany. The parquet floor creaks under each of our steps and the abundance of works which surrounds us gives dizziness. To orientate us, the store has just set up a new signposting. We can easily spot the new releases, the comics, the SF section, the classics, the children's comics, the merchandising, but there is nothing better than the advice of the booksellers to transport you into exciting stories and to give you their favorites. Follow the news on the networks to note the dates of the meetings and dedications.

Today, personal development, particularly through feel-good books, is widespread, but for over 35 years La Rose Mystique has been the temple of zen and well-being, nestling in a street with an evocative name, rue Bonne Nouvelle. Philosophy, fortune-telling, relaxation, psychology, divinatory arts, martial arts, novels... everyone can find the ideal book to help them feel reborn and positive. No matter what you're looking for, the bookseller will always have a dozen or so books to recommend to you, with a genuine desire to make you happy. It's almost impossible to leave the store without a pile of books in your arms, and the feeling that you've had a great time.

You want BD, this shop is made for you! In the heart of Orléans and two niveauLegend BD offers an exceptional reading choice: Franco-Belgian BD, manga radius in which you don't know where to start, new emphasis by sellers, very elaborate comics radius and child readings… you don't know where to give your head! No fewer than 18 000 references are proposed, with a broad place for small independent publishers: Ego like X, Mosquito, Marteau Marteau, Astrabile or very good Association. Don't find what you're looking for between all of these book-covered shelves? Ask a seller, he will be happy to wander for you! And if you're fans a great cartoon fan, you can get figurines, the radius of Tintin objects is incredible, and American comics goodies.

For click-users, the BD paradise continues online with a very active Internet site: weekly newsletter, actus on regional salons (BD Boom, Beaugency, Saint-Denis-en-Val…) and national (Angoulême, Montreuil, Paris…), possibility to select the novelties for a shop withdrawal, and, every month, authors'meetings in the shop! A magical place, all-go tips and sellers at the top!