The best bookshops The United States Of America

A must at Cambridge, if you want to meet students or simply get any book. You can buy both new and used books here, perfect for saving money. The selection is immense, the shop also has postcards, maps and guides useful for the visit. If you're looking for souvenirs to take home, you'll also find a wide selection of Harvard sweaters, T-shirts, mugs and tote bags. We'd spend hours there!

This beautiful brick building dates from 1712, when it was used as a residence and apothecary's shop. The bookstore it houses was established in the 19th century (1828). At the time, it was a meeting place for contemporary writers. In its shelves you will find Henry Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Charles Dickens. Today it is still a bookstore, which also sells souvenirs and postcards. Because of its historical aspect, the Old Corner Bookstore is one of the sites of the Freedom Trail.

The Barnes & Noble chain, café where you can take a latte latte while you flip magazines and last novels.

There are also very nice maps, calendars, custom calendars, small books and in some branches a specialized music radius (CD and books).

Women and children first, that's what this feminist bookstore, which has more than 30,000 books on display, advocates. The voices of female authors and/or those speaking of women are heard and highlighted here. In addition to feminist and feminist literature, there are queer studies and LGBT literature. Also noteworthy is the profusion of children's books. Activist, the bookstore gives you the opportunity to buy books that will be sent to women's prisons. An address located in the heart of a traditionally gay-friendly neighbourhood.

Lovers of second-hand books, vinyl, art books you can't find... Look no further, you're in heaven! This is, without doubt, one of the most original bookstores in Los Angeles, and the best-stocked in California. Many gems are hidden in this maze of new and used books. The labyrinth is reached by passing under a book tunnel, where used books are sorted... by color! Also on sale: rare editions, sometimes signed by their authors. A veritable Ali Baba's cave.

An iconic bookstore of the beatnik movement in Berkeley, Moe's Books opened in 1959. A supporter of the student protest movement in the 1960s, its founder Moe Moskowitz helped finance albums by Country Joe and the Fish, the Berkeley-based psychedelic band known for its anti-Vietnam War song "I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag." Today, new and used books can be found at Moe's on three floors. A sidewalk store is sometimes improvised on Sundays in the summer, along with waffle vendors.

This antique and second-hand book shop is considered the best in the city by enthusiasts. It is held by Caryl, who lovingly watches over her piles of books stored throughout the shop. You can do real business there, some books are for sale for a handful of dollars. There are a few books in French, but you have to look through them. Between the large books with their worn covers and the stained glass windows on the façade, it is a bit like a medieval library. And it's not to displease!

A large, multi-storey bookstore in the Rush Street triangle, with all kinds of books in English, but none in French. Novels, history books, cookery books, etc. This is where you will find the latest fashionable novel or biography of your favorite American personality. It also contains most of the newspapers and magazines. There is a small café on the ground floor, with small tables to sit at and read about your new purchases. It's a bit of an American Fnac, even if we don't like comparisons.

Gibert multiplied by ten. Present at university campuses in New York and surrounding areas, it is the empire of publishing and distributing students'books at reduced prices. A discount on the best sellers from the New York Times list.

Science fiction in all its states. Recent editions and antiques, comic strips…

Marble entrance, chandeliers, wooden panels: for years, Rizzoli, the Italian publishing house, has been exhibiting one of the city's most elegant showcases in this street of New York Peace, to such an extent that it has become a real institution. She is known for her books of art, photography, dance, music and literature (many foreign authors). On the third and fourth floors, there is also a department of paperbacks, Italian-language books and a gallery selling works of art.

Not really a bookstore, but a point of sale that offers all American magazines and specialized magazines, or more than 3 000 available publications, in a space not larger than that of a regular newspaper dealer.

A good selection of guides and maps, but especially gadgets for travellers (alarm clock, bivoltage apparatus, etc.).

Originally, a small boutique known for its rare book stock for children and which, after considerably expanded, partially transported its wonders in a large space. For all the little Alice… and their brothers.

This bookshop is reminiscent of a literary salon. In the entrance hall, you'll find a sofa inviting you to read, smoking tea and a few cookies or dried fruit. We sit and chat about the next poetry reading or acoustic guitar concert. The shelves are filled with second-hand books on eclectic themes. At the far end of the store, a small opening leads to the Backroom Gallery, a tiny room where local artists are exhibited.

It looks like a rangé attic that hide many treasures. Novels, photo books, children's spaces, travel books. A great selection of books on music and dance, especially opera and classical music.

At once stationery, bookstore, exhibition space and clothing shop, Needles and Pens you immerse you in the world of trend rock and punk graphics. A versatile space maintained by a horde of volunteers.

This small independent publishing house specialises in graphics and stationery. The Valencia Street store sells maps, calendars and notes of graphic artists who win to be known. Here you'll find thousands of cute little things.