The best bookshops Châteaux de la Loire

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!

Because the taste for reading develops from the youngest age, a specialized bookstore for youngsters is very welcome. It's called Libr'enfant, and it's for toddlers as well as teenagers (and their parents). In the shelves you can find comics, stories, novels, beautiful picture books... Here are plenty of possibilities to start reading or to devour big novels. Original stories, books that don't take children for idiots, but for real readers: that's what the two enthusiasts offer you, who welcome you with a smile and good advice. And as a bonus, workshops or readings from time to time.

Surrounded by restaurants, this bookstore offers you intellectual food rigorously selected by its passionate booksellers. On the tables where their choices are displayed, you will find demanding works that do not necessarily follow the fashions or the media. You can explore the mezzanine, the back room and the main room to browse between poetry, novels and essays, from famous publishers or from smaller publishers. If you don't know what to choose, let yourself be guided through the shelves by the advice of the hosts. Meetings with authors, publishers or translators punctuate the season, and seduce literature lovers.

Comics, manga, youth and more recently LGBT and feminist: the shelves are as varied as they are high quality. Here, the large wooden shelves and the smiles of the booksellers instantly fill us with a warm feeling. A Tintin figurine stands next to a favorite comic book displayed on the central table, a feminist book observes the signing session of a talented cartoonist... The icing on the cake? The team of passionate booksellers who will skilfully identify your tastes and advise you on THE comic book you need.

Spiritual and physical foods are combined here around an interesting concept, a stone's throw from the Opera. In this bookstore imagined by Jean-Martin Dutour and Christophe Baudry, from the Baudry-Dutour estate in Chinon, you will find many works: beautiful books, comics, novels, magazines... And all of them have one thing in common: their relationship with gastronomy, wine or more generally with Touraine. But you can also choose beautiful bottles here since the store offers all the wines of the Baudry-Dutour house (AOC Chinon, AOC Touraine, IGP Val de Loire). In addition to this hybrid and original concept, Les Saisons regularly offers dedications, meetings and tastings in a friendly atmosphere.

Looking for manga? Shinjuku world is the temple of the genre in Orleans! This reference store for Japanese culture is filled from floor to ceiling with manga, manga and Japan magazines, anime DVDs, models and manga goodies! The shop also offers a selection of comics - we're not sectarian at Shinjuku! However, the store stands out from the crowd of specialized bookshops by offering a second-hand section and organizing weekly Magic card tournaments, as well as less regular Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! card tournaments Calling all fans!

A must for science students in Tours, as a bookstore specializing in the subject, the Unithèque broadened its horizons a few years ago. Since 2017, it has welcomed the collections of the former Boîte à Livres de l'Etranger, which specialized in foreign language books. If we still see anatomy or biology books in the front of the library, inside, the habits have changed. The shelves of the two rooms are still well stocked, but more varied, with medicine but also methods and novels in English, Spanish or Italian. To find your way around, ask for advice, you will be well informed, and we can even order the book if necessary.

The Byblos bookstore is located in the buildings of the diocese of Angers. In this welcoming space, you will be surprised by the quality and the volume of religious works proposed (about 30 000), tackling current subjects and allowing each one to question himself, to understand, to exchange, to be formed, whether you are a young public or an adult. The bookshop offers novels, essays, testimonies, practical books dealing with the highlights of life, history, art, ethics, philosophy... The cultural program is rich with dedications, debates.

In the heart of the city, on rue Nationale (in the national galleries), the FNAC remains a cultural store of reference, as much for literature as for cinema, music or new technologies. You will find all the bookstore imaginable: thrillers, novels, testimonies, comics for children or adults, coloring books, the latest romance, fantasy, classics of the genre... And, for the rare books that are not available in the store, it is possible to place an order. The children's section is also well stocked with children's literature as well as games and toys. Moreover, at the FNAC, listening to a new album on the spot or trying a console game with the controller in hand is commonplace... The salesmen are specialists in their field and always give good advice. Not to mention the after-sales service, the ticketing area for upcoming shows, as well as the sale of gift boxes or the shelves of the partner Darty.

Here is a mastodon of the literary world in Touraine. Created in 1946, having moved several times before settling in rue Nationale, the Boîte à Livres welcomes readers on its three levels which are full of good books. An outstanding general bookstore, it competes with the big chains in its category. Novels, essays, travel, comics, university textbooks, children's books (and even some toys)... You can find everything! And if you don't find the rare pearl, the booksellers are there to advise you or place an order. The fans of literature will take advantage with happiness of the meetings of authors, and for a greedy pause one stops at the tea room.

A large cultural store on the outskirts of the city centre? Here is Cultura, located in Chambray-lès-Tours and Tours Nord. You'll find everything you need for books, music, films and stationery, as well as a whole range of creative activities, and you can even find musical instruments! You can also come here to take part in workshops for children or adults, or to buy tickets for shows in the region, with a professional welcome.

Des that these Dutru, great lovers of the book before the eternal. In their shop there is a sense of time. The facility does not pay a mine, and it's a little delivered to itself. There is a little of course: a low-cost pocket book to satisfy its reading soifs at lower cost, nostalgic COMIC, works on Anjou (its kitchen, popular songs, famous women…) but also the beautiful book, the binding of art, binding which Mrs Dutru is very much to restore in the rules of art. The beautiful district of Doutre and this charming street offer an ideal setting for those lovers of beautiful pages.

At 21 of Maillé street, discover this associative area composed of an associative library, Les Nuits Bleu, and a place to have your bicycle repaired or purchased, The Head in the Handlebars. The place is committed, the books available also. And propose to discover themes and ideas that go out a bit of the beaten paths. Topics include ecology, urbanism, psychology, as well as libertarian movements, feminism, immigration, social struggles, etc. and we can follow the news of this collective on the blog above. Note: only the Head in the Handlebars is referenced in the Yellow Pages.

Welcome to the kingdom of SF, manga, comics, thrillers... In short, geeks generally feel at ease here, as well as those who are curious to explore literature off the beaten track, and authors who are sometimes not given much attention in other cultural venues. If you don't know where to turn, Stéphane will be happy to advise you, because nothing escapes him when it comes to talking about literature and what he has on the shelves or can order for you. You can also order online on his website. But the best thing to do is to go there, to stroll between the shelves and let yourself be tempted by the book covers and the good advice of the bookseller.

At the bottom of rue Porte Chartraine, the largest bookstore in the city of Blois, set up on three complete levels with spiral staircases (no doubt in homage to the region!) in a setting conducive to reading, offers a very complete range: new releases, textbooks, novels, scientific books, cookbooks... can be found there without difficulty. It is possible to order what is not available in the store, so don't hesitate to ask the bookseller for advice. The stationery and tourism departments are also amply supplied.

L'Atelier du Coin is an art studio located in Loire-Authion. It offers artistic creations and bookbinding services.

In this store located under the Arcades, we love to come and buy its journal and journal, because we are sure to find a listening and a service of the most welcoming. It's hard not to find happiness among the 1 500 titles proposed. The owners keep abreast of the latest publications. Their preference is for history, arts and travel, and they offer a fairly developed radius in these areas. Let us not forget that we also have to validate its Lotto or scratch games.

In this Empire of Toys, you'll also find second-hand comics and hardbacks in all styles: science fiction, humor and adult, as well as 1970s comics like Batman and Spiderman. From old comics still in print to the new comics of the month, you'll find Corto Maltese and Thorgal, Lanfeust de Troy and Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke . Discounted arrivals, from Delcourt or elsewhere, are very popular. Ask the owner for advice, he'll be able to guide you through the selection.

This beautiful bookstore will offer you a large choice of books. For the youngest or the oldest, you will find something to please. But that's not all! Le Mot de la Faim is also a tea room. All the products are local and organic. The cakes are also home made. On sunny days you can also enjoy the large terrace. We love the concept that allows you to buy your book and to attack it directly, accompanied by the drink of your choice and a delicious cake. The welcome is warm and professional.

No need to wait for the Japan Tours Festival when you are a fan of manga, anime, and more generally of Japanese culture. This little store is a paradise for Japanese culture lovers. The bookshop, specialized above all in the sale of new and second-hand mangas, also proposes DVDs, derivative products and other accessories and decorative objects. Dragon Ball, One Piece and consort populate the shelves in the form of comics and statuettes to collect. But the store also allows you to discover less popular and equally exciting books thanks to the advice of the team. And on Facebook, you can follow the arrivals of new products not to be missed.