The best bookshops Paris 3rd 75003

It's a totally new kind of bookshop: located between Boulevard Sébastopol and Place de la République, Rupture Arts & Books is the brand's second Parisian store. Here, you enter a temple halfway between art gallery and bookshop/record store. In the latter part of the store, you'll find many fine books - and just as many gift ideas - on themes as diverse as architecture, art in the broadest sense and music. The latter is also very much in evidence, with a predilection for rock and vinyl.

Comme un Roman…(Like a novel) This is how Karine Henry's adventure began. Located next to the Marché des Enfants Rouges, this book shop benefitted from a spotlight when its founder published a successful first novel: La Désoeuvre. This is not about giving up everything, she continues her bookselling job about which she is excessively passionate. In the shelves, you can find everything: French and foreign literature, detective novels, theatre, poetry, history, human sciences, comic book, always with a special selection for Christmas and summer. With nearly 18,000 references in stock, you won't finish scouring the shelves! Eight booksellers are there to advise you, so don't just admire this very wide display cabinet, come and choose your new bedside book.

Les Mists Terre d'Avalon is the first pagan boutique in Paris. In this enchanting place, you'll enjoy a magical experience, conducive to the discovery of ancestral traditions. Whether you're a neophyte or an initiate, you'll find everything you need for pagan practices: altars, statues of divinities, cauldrons, crystal balls and more. Books, oracles, minerals, jewelry, oils, incense... each object seems charged with a particular energy. More than just a shop, it's a place for sharing, advice and reconnecting with Mother Earth. The sacred space upstairs, evolving with the seasons, adds a unique touch.