Bibliograph

Bookshops, a reader's history, Jorge Carrión ; translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush

Type

Label

Bookshops, a reader's history, Jorge Carrión ; translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bookshops

Responsibility statement

Jorge Carrión ; translated from the Spanish by Peter Bush

Sub title

a reader's history

Summary

"Jorge Carrión collects bookshops: from Gotham Book Mart and the Strand Bookstore in New York City to City Lights Bookshop and Green Apple Books in San Francisco and all the bright spots in between (Prairie Lights, Tattered Cover, and countless others). In this thought-provoking, vivid, and entertaining essay, Carrión meditates on the importance of the bookshop as a cultural and intellectual space. Filled with anecdotes from the histories of some of the famous (and not-so-famous) shops he visits on his travels, thoughtful considerations of challenges faced by bookstores, and fascinating digressions on their political and social impact, Bookshops is both a manifesto and a love letter to these spaces that transform readers' lives."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor