General bookshops Midi-Toulousain

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.

The Gibert bookshop spans 7 floors in a building located at the entrance to Place du Capitole. You won't want to miss it! From travel guides to textbooks, art books to paperbacks... it's all here. An area dedicated to comics and manga will delight fans of graphic art. A few metres further up the rue du Taur, Gibert Papeterie offers a wide choice of small office equipment and postcards.

In Toulouse, FNAC is in several stores, two of which are located in the city center. FNAC Jeanne-d 'Arc is entirely dedicated to multimedia. The FNAC Wilson, for its part, resumes on three levels, all the rays that have made this great area of culture and entertainment: music, books, photo, high-tech, cinema, stationery, games, boxes to offer, carnage… Of course it has a ticket box for the most diverse events: concerts, festivals, sports meetings, theater… You will also find a number of terminals to print your photos. A forum of meetings allows him to organize show-boxes and dedicatory sessions.

Located in the Saint-Cyprien district, l'Autre Rive is an independent bookshop that fits in perfectly with the spirit of the place. Here you can discover, exchange, discuss and debate. It offers a generalist catalog which, along with the sound advice of passionate booksellers, enables everyone to find their new nuggets. Of course, l'Autre Rive also organizes meetings, launches, readings and screenings to bring reading to life. An address not to be missed when crossing the Garonne!

Cultura is an independent brand with a dual vocation: to be a distributor concerned about diversity and to carry out the mission of a cultural animator. Take the metro to Balma to discover the richness of its offer. The shelves are organized in a circuit allowing you to discover a succession of universes: youth with albums and games, health and well-being books, French and foreign literature, video games, music with CDs and musical instruments... It should be noted that Cultura Balma organizes many events (meetings, dedications, shows, creative workshops...) and hosts a music school that brings together 300 students and seven reference teachers.

The Leclerc Cultural Center, located in Blagnac, is dedicated to all cultures or almost all cultures: Shelves dedicated to music, films or video games happily complement the well-supplied bookstore space in general public works. You will find both the best sellers in fashion and the latest news in terms of literature in competition (Femina, Goncourt, Renaudot…), police novels or comics. But you can also find here books on politics or news, youth literature for your children and cooking books, very practical.

Fnac Labège offers the same principles as Fnac Wilson and, of course, one of the specialties of the exhibition: literature and all the usual choice. Whether you're addicted to novels, comics, movies, video equipment, games… this address is made for you. The evening schedule with a closing at 20 am can be a plus for an urgent purchase. Many meetings and signature sessions are organized. This Fnac has the great advantage of being installed in the heart of a large shopping centre.

Barely installed in the heart of the Minimes district, this new independent bookshop has already won over its public, who are delighted to have the latest book of their devouring passion at their fingertips. When leaving school, work or on lunch break, everyone comes here to browse the well-stocked shelves, buy the latest book or album, or place an order for a particular work. Agnès' dream has come true: to bring people together to read, and to add a bookshop to the dynamic mix of local shops in this neighborhood she loves. Now in the process of retraining, Agnès shares her passion with us.

Les Beaux Jours is the last general bookstore in Tarbes and it is with insistence that we recommend it to you. The proximity trade takes all its sense here and you have the insurance to benefit from the advices of real passionate persons of the book. The bookstore organizes many signing sessions with the writers. Florence, Emeline and Cyrille will guide you through the collections of beautiful books on the region, literature, comics, books on fine arts... Enthusiastic, they will make you discover many references.

In the Minimes district, this bookshop opens its shelves to you with passion. It's an atypical, lively and endearing place that book lovers have quickly adopted. Don't be fooled by the tiny window visible from the street: only second-hand books are on offer here. The real action starts once you've passed the door of the building, at the very end of the corridor, like a hidden "spotlight": a place for meetings and discoveries, complete with a café and a pretty patio! Bonus: the children's section, complete with reading corner. You feel like you're visiting book-loving friends... who make you want to come back again and again!

This beautiful bookshop run by the passionate Jean-Alexandre Bellard offers a very large choice of French books. Perfect if you are stuck in the snow or if you want to take advantage of your stay to relax. The shop is quite large and well-stocked (especially for French books) and Jean-Alexandre will tell you about his latest favourites. There is also a good selection of comics.

Here is an atypical address, located in the district of Saint-Cyprien, to know absolutely! Here, you can combine the thirst for discovery with the delight of your taste buds. L'Estaminot is a bookstore-café, or a tea room-library, which offers a place to live for the curious and culture-hungry. You can have a drink, chat, browse, buy, have lunch... and read, of course! In short, we live in the middle of books! Literature, cooking, essays, comics... every wish will be fulfilled. We also appreciate the place for the many events that animate it: shows, knitting café, reading workshops, music, lectures... We're asking for more!

Located in a beautiful historic house, Librairie Buissonnière was founded by Magali and Vladimir, who wanted to participate in the cultural life of their chosen land. In the main hall, a piano, reading lounges and a pleasant terrace welcome you in a convivial atmosphere. The bookshop doubles as a tea room, and organizes numerous events: writing and drawing workshops, book clubs, meetings with authors and concerts.

Toulouse now has six venues devoted entirely to the sale of new and second-hand books: Halle Saint-Cyprien on Mondays from 8am to 7pm, Place Arnaud-Bernard on Thursdays from 7am to 6pm, Place du Salin on Fridays from 7am to 6pm, Place Saint-Pierre on Fridays from 10am to 6:30pm, Place Saint-Étienne on Saturdays from 9:30am to 6pm and Rue du Taur on Saturdays all day long. In addition to these six book markets, there's also the Capitole fairground market from Tuesday to Saturday all day, as well as the Allées Jules-Guesde and Marché Saint-Aubin markets on Sunday mornings. You'll find plenty of bargains at very smart prices!

Le Cochon Bleu feeds both the mind, with a careful selection of literary works, and the stomach, with simple lunchtime fare. At the table: Ginette-style duck breast, ricotta lasagne, country-style veal sauté... Novels, fine books, comics and children's books can be leafed through at any time while enjoying a coffee, tea or the inevitable "chocolat du Cochon". In fine weather, regulars often occupy the small trellised terrace. In winter, you can take refuge indoors, enjoying the warm, if somewhat cramped, surroundings.