Book shopping in Vancouver
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Duthie Books
Once a citywide chain, this independent homegrown bookseller retreated to this single outlet a few years back, but has retained a loyal following. It’s a nice place to browse for an hour or two, there’s a good selection of Canadiana, and the staff know a thing or two about what to recommend – unlike some ubiquitous chains we could mention.
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Magpie Magazine Gallery
Regularly voted among Vancouver’s best magazine stores, Magpie’s 2000 titles certainly represent the city’s largest and most varied selection. Prepare for a squeeze while perusing the narrow aisles, and make sure you hit the back of the store where a small selection of discount art, philosophy and fiction books waits to lure you further.
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International Travel
For maps, atlases, globes and guides covering nearly every region of the world, drop by this travel-lovers' favorite. It publishes 200 titles of its own and distributes 23,000 titles by other manufacturers. Ask the staff any geographic question from Andorra to Zambia, and they'll be able to find the map to answer it.
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Sophia Books
This multilingual bookstore serves ESL students, homesick francophones and Japanese manga fans, as well as just about everyone else interested in reading in another language. Shelves devoted to comics, anime, foreign magazines, language-learning tapes and Japanese origami fill the cramped aisles.
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Biz Books
This is the city’s best source for books on film, theater and the TV industry – collectively known as ‘the biz.’ Actors, writers and directors studying the craft will find plays, directories, monologue books, scene books, accent tapes and screenwriting software.
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