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as a writer (and someone who has a lot of friends in relationships), i tend to spend quite a bit of my time wandering around my fair share of bookstores. toronto is home to a many small biz bookstores - from rare books to nyc bestsellers, there’s one for everyone: support indie bookstores friends!!
Little Ghosts (930 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1W3): littleghostsbooks.com
Flying Books (784 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1C6): flyingbooks.ca
Flying Books at Neverland (371 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2A4): flyingbooks.ca
Type (883 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G5): typebooks.ca
BMV Books (471 Bloor Street West (Bloor and Brunswick, between Bathurst and, Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5S 1X9): bmvbooks.com
Balfour Books (468 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1A1): balfourbooks.squarespace.com
good egg (156 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L5): goodegg.ca
Acadia Art & Rare Books (232 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1S3): acadiabooks.com
Re: Reading Used Books (548 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 1P8): rereading.ca
Another Story Bookshop (315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 2M6): anotherstory.ca
Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books (672 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1B9): sellersandnewel.com
Sep 19, 2024
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Here are some of my favourites but there are many more!
West
- Balfour Books
- The Beguiling
- BMV Bloor St
- Doug Miller Books
- Flying Books College St
- The Monkey’s Paw
- She Said Boom
- Sellers & Newel
- Type Books Queen St W
East
- Acadia Art & Rare Books
- Glad Day Bookshop
- Queen Books
- Re: Reading Used Books
- The Scribe
Book bar: Flying Books at Neverland
Book events:
- Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair @ Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 20-22 Sept
- Indie Lit Market @ Cecil Centre, 17 Nov
Sep 17, 2024
Similar to Book Bar in London, Neverland is a bookshop café by day, bar by night. It houses all sorts from local publisher Flying Books.
Dec 30, 2024
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For new books:
McNally Jackson (kinda an obvious choice, always a really good selection, Soho & Williamsburg locations)
Greenlight Bookstore (my local new books bookstore, where I go most often, Fort Greene BK)
For used books:
Housing Works Bookstore (some great finds here, housing works is a nonprofit that fights AIDS and homelessness, they mostly have thrift stores but also this 1 used book shop!)
The Strand (another obvious one but I go here so often too tbh)
Unnameable Books (many people have said this already but want to +1 it! my local shop!)
Mar 9, 2024
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Normal Gossip: to satisfy all my gossip needs and keep me entertained while doing boring chores/house work
Fashion People: as a big fashion girly this one is a godsend — covers all things luxury fashion
The Daily: to keep me informed about what’s going on in the world — usually listen to this during my morning commute
Overthink: i’m a big philosophy nerd…enough said
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