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The Ghost of the Grey Lady in the Willard Library

A ghost has haunted readers in the Willard Library of Evansville, Indiana for decades. But who could she be?

That First Time I Went To An American Bookstore

Sometimes the big moments in your life come when you least expect them. One of my moments came in a bookstore in El Paso...

The Best Indie Bookstores in Washington, DC

What's your favorite independent bookstore in DC? Here's our favorite indie bookstores in Washington, DC. There's a lot to love.

A Love Letter to a Bookstore

Sometimes a truly awful day requires a visit to the bookstore. One reader recovered thanks to a lovely Austin bookshop that let her walk around in socks.

10 U.S. Rare Bookstores You Can Visit Right Now

Check out these ten rare bookstores you can visit in the United States, featuring antiquarian book shops from New York to Florida to California.

Meet an Oscar Wilde-Themed Novelty Gastropub in New York

It's both Victorian AND Prohibition-themed.

Dear J.K. Rowling: An Evening at the Elephant House

A reader peruses the letters left to J.K. Rowling at The Elephant House, the cafe where she wrote most of the first Harry Potter book.

A Modern Book Garden in Tehran

The biggest bookstore in the world is now in Tehran, Iran. Ready to take a look at this beautiful, 65,000 sq meter book garden in Tehran?

Bonkers Bookish Places I Won’t Be Visiting on My Honeymoon

Check out strange and creepy bookish and literary places on the East Coast that you shouldn't visit on your honeymoon trip.

Phase Three, The Barbershop, and Other Mysterious Bookstore Zones

A bookseller on the mysterious bookstore zones of Russell Books. Here's hoping you find your way to the sauna, barbershop, Cactus, or Phase Three.