The best bookshops Nord-Pas-de-Calais

La Palette du Libraire has the charm of the shops of yesteryear, with the added bonus of modernity! With its exceptional range of hours, the bookshop has become an essential place to get the freshest morning news. Next to this well-stocked press section, the bookshop offers a fine selection of novels, comics, essays and other literary festivities. And if you can't find what you're looking for, we'll be happy to order for you. A stationery department, a children's games department, and even a grocery and accessories department are added to the list! We like to meet the authors that mark the year. There is always something to see and do at the Palette du Libraire!

It's impossible to walk around Lille without passing Le Furet du Nord, the emblematic bookshop on the Grand-Place. Its 4,500 sq. m. of floor space, with over 135,000 items spread over seven floors, offers a wide range of literary genres, comics, mangas, travel guides, sports and cookery books, DVDs, art supplies, textbooks, stationery... There really is something for every taste, age and budget. So if you're a fan of culture in all its forms, this magical place is sure to become your favorite HQ!

Neuville-en-Ferrain is home to a bookshop called Cultura, offering a wide selection of books, music, films and hobby items. The bookshop is located in the Aushopping Promenade De Flandre shopping center, on the Route de Roncq. In addition to in-store shopping, Cultura also offers a drive-through and delivery service for those who prefer to shop online.

"This is the first impression shared by many visitors to this Furet du Nord, considered the most beautiful in the region (900 m² and three floors). It is indeed in a magnificent Art Nouveau building that the Furet du Nord has opened its new store in the city of Douai (a store that used to be located a few minutes away on foot). As soon as you enter, you can't help but be impressed by the metal structures everywhere, in an Eiffel type, and the numerous staircases. In the past, it was the Tréca hardware store that was located here.

Small" bookstores like this almost don't exist anymore! This beautiful independent bookstore, located in the heart of Bergues, is an emblematic business of the city. Gift ideas, stationery, leather goods... But Florence Bertein's department is books, and especially her advice! Precious and precise. She speaks so passionately about the books she advises that it will inevitably make you want to read... a book, or even several. Regional books are well promoted, and events are regularly organized.

Even before entering, the bookstore Le Bateau Livre invites you to escape with its white wooden facade and its logo in the shape of a smoking boat ready to leave on the seas of words and poetry. On 200 m², you will find something to satisfy all your desires for literature in a place full of woodwork, with art books, travel books, on feminism, foreign literature... But above all, you will be impressed by the size of the youth section! Headed for the back of the bookshop, with a wide choice of board games, playful books, comics, everything to help young people discover the world of words. The bookshop regularly organizes workshops and meetings.

A very large bookstore whose situation on the Grand Place is not to serve it. On the contrary. What are the best dreams of attracting the world in search of a specific book? The tourist part is well developed, if only for regional publications.

Repaire des amateurs de, the BD + Café is an important address in Lille. Franco-Belgian BD, comics, manga… the range is wide and you will necessarily find what you are looking for. Valéry and his team are, not only true passionate, but also excellent advisers. Since February 2016, a shelving of used albums has found its place in the basement. There are albums in excellent state, at low prices: the ideal to complete its collection at a lower cost. At the bar you will be asked to take a drink, reading one of the albums of the selection of the moment, made available free of charge. This place is inhabited by the BD, and beyond the books, there are also all these figurines displayed in the windows and the many derivatives that put water in the mouths of the passionate, and seem to give life to the greatest heroes of the 9 th art. Héros heroes when their cartoonists spend a few hours at a table of BD + Café for a signing session…

An essential choice in the city, where you buy its newspaper, magazines or Dvds under blisters. As of course, books occupy a significant place, plans and tourist guides are represented in number.

Large surface area for this temple of culture and this real institution in Arras. A small stationery and hobby department at the entrance and a very large choice of books: literature, school books, sociology, history... The manga and comics department is very well stocked, as are the youth and travel areas. In all areas, you will be able to get precious help and advice. Don't hesitate to wander through this beautiful space and move to the back where comfortable armchairs invite you to read.

This is a renowned sign, not only for cultural activity but also for initiatives undertaken. So, books of all kinds are put forward so that no one can shout famine: novels, guides, tests, selection is drastic but wise, even comic strips. Used discs and dvds occupy the scene, and the background is reserved for young people.

This independent, generalist bookshop, which takes part in a wide range of events to bring reading to life, offers you entire shelves of books for all ages and tastes: society/philosophy books, novels of all kinds, comics, fine books, essays, children's books..

Its main strength? The excellent advice Hélène and her staff give their customers, as well as their perfect knowledge of their trade and references...

This little bookshop in development lives up to its name: it's really nice!

A haven of peace in the heart of the Saint-Michel district, La Lison is an enthusiastic independent bookshop. Our ambition? To guide you and take you on a journey to the land of words. Yes, we tend to forget it, but that's what a bookshop is: a place for sharing, where dialogue gives rise to an encounter with a book. Its plus points? Its highly specialized, ultra-complete comics section, where comics rub shoulders with the best of contemporary creation. And above all, its children's section, nestled at the very back of the bookshop. Games and toys rub shoulders with the finest works.

A bookstore where you are sure to find what you are looking for, so the choice is important… Always at the forefront of news and news, the Book House selects everything that is likely to please you. You will find novels, magazines, magazines, dvds, discs, comics, stationery… There are for everyone, under the wise and friendly advice of the dynamic team. You will find or find the pleasure of reading…

Astro City is a nice bookstore that specializes in quality comics. Here it is colourful, pleasant and the sellers are very welcoming. This will delight all those who do not have much more choice in the region. This boutique is very popular with young people and children who are passionate about super heroes… Here you will find all the necessary novelties, but also the greatest classics. Alongside comics in original or in French, you will discover collection figurines, busts and other toys that are the effigy of your favourite heroes, as well as many other derived objects: T-shirts, cups, stickers… And don't hesitate to visit the website, very clear as well.

A magical atmosphere reigns in this bookshop, where guidebooks and atlases invite you to discover faraway lands. With hundreds of references, from novels to essays, photo books to children's albums, the store is an ode to escapism. The team, made up of curious and passionate people, offers tips and advice not only on the books on offer, but above all on the destinations chosen. From booksellers, the team members become travel guides of sorts.

The opening of a bookshop is always good news! Les Belles Pages opened in August 2022. Here you'll meet Philippe and Morgane, committed and passionate booksellers. They'll be able to advise you on how to find the book you need from among the more than 6,000 references. And if they don't have it in stock, don't rush off to an industry giant - they'll have it delivered very quickly. A useful reminder: the price of a book is the same everywhere! So we might as well support independent booksellers.

Resonances is an independent library that opened its doors in 2010 at the heart of the mining pool. At the initiative of real passion, this project works to make the book a major challenge in our society! The Resonances library offers books for all ages and for all tastes, both for individuals and local communities. But Resonances is also a place of exhibitions open to the public, authors and works. The library also has a branch in Bruay-La-Buissière.

Thirteen years after his departure, the biggest bookshop in the region returned to Dunkirk. The store has been set up at the Pôle Marine, at the foot of the Ociné cinema, in a completely refurbished 1 300 m 2 space. You will find a wide selection of books and cultural products (music, video, multimedia) but also a stationery and a space dedicated to creative leisure. Writers and artists will regularly present their novelties, including creators from the region. 

For 15 years now, Mikaël, Virginie and their team have been welcoming you warmly in the cocoon that is the bookshop Au Temps Lire. It's a local bookstore, generalist, where everyone finds his account: novels, paperbacks, thrillers, children's literature, comics, manga, SF, fantasy... Several times a year, the bookshop is present at events and fairs, mainly in Lambersart and Lomme. Regularly, meetings and signing sessions are organized. Here, no time to get bored, so Au temps lire !