Bookstore shopping in Vancouver
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Kidsbooks
If you're wondering what your sprogs can read now that the Harry Potter series may be over, bring them here. Like a theme park for bookish kids, this fantastic child-friendly store – Canada's biggest kids' bookshop – has thousands of novels, picture books, history titles and anything else you can think of to keep them quiet. There are also regular readings by visiting authors and a selection of quality toys and games.
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Golden Age Collectables
If you're missing your regular dose of Emily the Strange or you just want to blow your vacation budget on a highly detailed life-size model of Ultra Man, head straight to this Aladdin's cave of the comic-book world. While the clientele is unsurprisingly dominated by males of a certain age, the staff are friendly and welcoming – especially to wide-eyed kids buying their first Archie.
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Bibliophile Bookshop
Serving the area's well-read bohemians, this great used-tome store is one of several bookish nooks along the Drive. Floor-to-ceiling stacks bulge with titles covering just about every subject, including a surprisingly good selection of Canadian fiction. The shop additionally sells a menagerie of folk art, which explains the random carved ornaments populating spots where books won't fit.
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Book Warehouse
This busy outlet of Vancouver's favorite independent bookstore chain is one of several branches around the city. Prices are discounted on most titles and there's a good travel section and big stocks of new releases, contemporary faves and perennial classics. Look out for regular sales and pre-announced shipments of 'hurt books' – new tomes with minor dings and major discounts.
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Macleod's Books
From its creaky floorboards to those skuzzy carpets and ever-teetering piles of books, this legendary locals' fave is the best place in town to peruse a cornucopia of used tomes. From dance to occul – it's the ideal spot for a rainy-day browse. Check the windows for posters of local readings and artsy happenings.
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Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium
One of the only gay bookshops in western Canada, Little Sister's is a large bazaar of queer-positive tomes, plus magazines, DVDs and gifts. Proceeds of designated books support the store's long-running legal battle against Canada Customs for its seizures of imported items. A good place to network with the local 'gayborhood.'
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Barbara-Jo's Books To Cooks
Traveling epicureans should salivate over to this bookstore, specializing in finger-licking food and wine tomes. There are also regular book-reading events and cooking classes in the demonstration kitchen if you fancy rubbing shoulders with a culinary maestro or two – check its website for the schedule.
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