Bookstore porn (figurative)

[yesno]

http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htm



Bonus: Library porn: http://thenonist.com/index.php/thenonist/permalink/hot_library_smut/

[DoodleJump!]

*drool runs down chin*

Wouldn't it be awesome to organize a bookstore-road-trip? Some of these are in Europe, so there would be a little more in-depth traveling involved. Hm, adding that to my "Things to Do Today" list.

[Trembling Eagle]

g-stampgirl whats the origin of your username?

[Fido]

I saw this library porn site someplace else, and while some of these places are pretty ridiculously ornate and maybe overdecorated by the standards of modern design, I gotta say, it was good for me.

[DoodleJump!]

g-stampgirl whats the origin of your username?

I joined the forum shortly after my very first call, and since Tom made mention [in that call] of "green stamps" in GA, I thought "g-stampgirl" fit. I think it is kinda cheesy now, but it has served the purpose well.

[JonFromMaplewood]

I am pretty in love with the bookstore in Montclair, NJ.  I think it ranks right up there.  I could not find any pictures online of the interior, but it is narrow and infinitely deep, with tall rows of rickety wooden shelves, new and second-hand books, and very friendly, helpful employees. 

[yesno]

I like that bookstore, too. For the most part I prefer used bookstores with unending piles of random weirdness to even the best new bookstores. One exception I might make is the Rizzoli store in manhattan, which is piles of new weirdness.

[Steve of Bloomington]

There is some kind of punk rock librarian porn out there, though, right?

[masterofsparks]

The Book Loft in Columbus, OH is cool. Sorry for the poor photo quality but these were all I could find:

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Jon: I also love the Montclair Book Center, and worked there in 1990 -- it's where I first discovered WFMU, as well as a lot of other awesome and now-kinda-cheesy 80s/90s underground stuff.

I petted this cat on a visit to SF a couple of years ago:


And, this was taken here. 


Yes, it's an incredibly awesome bookstore, yes, I'm bragging, and no, no one outside of this thread would or should give a shit.  But I will give you an invite if you PM me (and I actually know you -- sorry, Spike). Maybe I'll even accompany you.