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Best Independent Book Shops in America, Part 1 Read All About It
Road trips bring the pages of a great story to life. Reading Huckleberry Finn to Eat, Pray, Love exemplifies the writer’s ability to describe a faraway place geographically (such as the latter) or time (such as the former). There’s something supernatural about reading a story and then visiting, exploring the landscapes, colors, and sounds of faraway places.
Traveling and book shops are a natural pair. A life long road trip taker, somewhere along my journeys, the unused minutes found me browsing (usually) ambient lit book shops around the nation.
In between the museums, food trucks, sporting events and live music there were still idle moments. Unless it is an unusually physically taxing day, the thought of laying up in a hotel room seemed a poor use of quality time in a distant town.
A short list of independent book shops just might be the next best thing to do on your travels. In no (particular) order:
Set along the infamous brick streets of the French Quarter, this unassuming shop is a book lovers paradise, provided you are willing and able to just explore. Big green wood shutters frame the entrance. The proprietor sits in a chair at the front to greet his patrons. No…
