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Arcadian Books & Art Prints
In the French Quarter, is a small, crowded little shop that's filled with Southern literature and history, as well as many volumes in French. Owner Russell Desmond speaks French fluently and is a wonderful, yet cynical, ambassador to New Orleans.
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Beckham's Bookstore
In the French Quarter, across the street from House of Blues, this large, neatly organized store has two floors of used books. The store also sells used classical LPs. It's definitely worth a browse.
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Crescent City Books
You'll want to include this two-story concern in your tour of the city's book shops. Crescent City stocks a healthy blend of hard-to-find out-of-print titles and newly published volumes. Prices are generally reasonable.
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Faubourg Marigny Book Store
The South's oldest gay bookstore is a ramshackle, intellectual spot, and a good place to pick up local zines and catch up on the local scene.
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Faulkner House Books
Both a business and a bonafide literary attraction, Faulkner House is an essential stop for any book lover. It's a pleasant space, with beautifully crafted shelves packed from floor to ceiling, lending it the quiet atmosphere of a private library. The shop is a bit of a literary hub, and local authors (Richard Ford, Andrei Codrescu, etc) regularly stop by.
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Garden District Bookshop
In the Rink, this bookshop offers a select collection of first-edition works and also books on the region, among mostly new titles.
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Kaboom Books
In the far reaches of the lower Quarter, Kaboom is a great book store to visit for its large and varied collection. Prices are often well below what you would expect, and the paperback shelves are packed with thousands of classics and mysteries and recent best sellers. You'll find something to read here, for sure.
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Librairie Books
A jam-packed little shop of delights for the avid bookworm and collectors. The emphasis here is squarely on very old (and sometimes dusty) old volumes. You might dig up an ancient copy of Herbert Asbury's The French Quarter, or other tales of old New Orleans. And there are scholarly texts and ample material of more general interest as well.
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Maple Street Bookstore
Shopkeeper Rhonda Kellog Faust advocates for the anti-racism group Erace and she is a storehouse of local knowledge. The book store, which includes a children's section, was founded by her mother and aunt more than 30 years ago.
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The Collection
The little gift shop at the Historic New Orleans Collection has a quality selection of new and used books on the region's history, politics, art and architecture. There's also a small selection of art reproductions from the Historic Collection's impressive archive. This is also a good spot to pick up some classy postcards.
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