A slow travel journey around the world without flying
Books, Nooks and Crannies (14 Waianuenue, Hilo, HI 96720 ) This charming little bookshop in Hilo opened in 2010 after the closure of the local Borders store (its owner even bought some of the old Borders furniture and book shelves). The booksho p has since…
Small World Books (407 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291) The entrance to this great little bookshop is almost hidden among the jumble of restaurants and stalls which line the busy Venice Beach boardwalk. Its shop front is entirely obscured by the seating area of…
The Phoenix at Nepenthe, Big Sur (48510 Highway One, CA) Though technically not a bookshop in its own right, an interesting books section has been created at the The Phoenix store which is attached to the (once) b ohemian restaurant Nepenthe. The majority of books…
Bookshop Santa Cruz (1520 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060) The future looks bright for this great, not so little, independent bookshop in Santa Cruz which has been going since 19 66. Earli er this year, the Santa Cruz branch of Borders shut its doors,…
City Lights (261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, CA 9413) This independent book shop/publisher needs little introduction being one of the more famous names in independent book selling across the wo rld. It was started back in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti (who was famously charged…
Housing Works Bookstore and Café (126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012) This is a great second hand bookshop/café where all proceeds go to Housing Works, Inc (the largest Aids activist group in the U.S. and a general 'lifesaving' service provider for people going through…
