Books & Comic shopping in Paris
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The ultimate in adult fantasy: bandes dessinées (comic books) – huge in France – is the speciality here. Browse for hours in its twinset set of shops on bd St-Germain. There are four more outlets in Paris, including a Latin Quarter branch ([tel] 01 53 10 00 60; 67 bd St-Germain, 5e; [hrs] 10am-8pm Mon-Sat, noon-7pm Sun).
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I Love My Blender
As far removed from kitchenware as you can imagine, this bookshop run by a former advertising executive is stocked almost exclusively with books written in English, whatever the provenance. They’re available here in their original editions and in French translation.
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Brentano’s
Situated midway between the Louvre and Palais Garnier, this totally renovated bookshop is the last survivor of the once ubiquitous US chain. It’s a good shop for tracking down American books, including fiction, business and children’s titles, as well as magazines.
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Taschen
Illustrated books on art, design, architecture, fashion and urban culture is what this innovative book publisher is about. Equally striking is its shop design by Philippe Starck. Bargain buys begging to be browsed fill stands on the pavement outside.
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Les Mots à la Bouche
‘On the Tip of the Tongue’ is Paris’ premier gay and lesbian bookshop. Most of the left-hand side of the shop on the ground floor is devoted to English-language books, including some guides and novels. If you’re feeling naughty, go downstairs.
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Librairie Gourmande
The city’s leading bookshop dedicated to things culinary and gourmet is conveniently just up the road from kitchenware shops A Simon and E Dehillerin. All the classic texts are here, along with new recipe collections.
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WH Smith
This branch of the British-owned chain, supposedly the largest English-language bookshop in Paris, counts some 70,000 titles in stock, as well as a good selection of international magazines, DVDs and greetings cards.
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Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
This impeccably run English-language bookshop of the old school has arguably the best selection of literature and ‘serious reading’ in Paris, and helpful, well-read staff. It’s always a pleasure to visit.
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Librairie Ulysse
A delightful shop on historic Île de St-Louis stocking some 20,000 travel guides, magazines and maps. Count on sage advice from well-travelled staff. They’ll open Saturday morning if you phone in advance.
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Librairie le Moniteur
This specialist bookshop sports books relating to design, architecture and urbanism, including the annual French–English Paris Design Guide published by bilingual design mag Intramuros.
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Abbey Bookshop
This mellow, Canadian-owned bookshop is known for its free tea and coffee (sweetened with maple syrup) sipped over new and secondhand books, fiction and non-fiction.
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Virgin Megastore
This French-owned version of the huge British music and bookshop chain has the largest music collection in Paris, as well as English-language books.
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Librairie Eyrolles
Art, design, architecture, dictionaries and kids’ books are the mainstay of this large bookshop with titles in English and bags of browsing space.
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Tea & Tattered Pages
More than 15,000 volumes are squeezed onto two floors at this secondhand English-language bookshop with tearoom.
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