More books from South America
March 16, 2026
I visited a bookstore in Buenos Aires which more resembled a hoarder house than a retail establishment. It wasn’t the first such place run by
I visited a bookstore in Buenos Aires which more resembled a hoarder house than a retail establishment. It wasn’t the first such place run by
I didn’t expect to buy many books during my trip to South America. The language was my main reason–as I don’t read Spanish or Portuguese–but
I got two new books during my visit to Halifax. One was a Christmas present and the second I picked up at Atlantic News. Black
As print media continues its decline in retail and second-hand establishments I find once again on this return visit to Finland that a couple of
I bought five books during my recent trip to Halifax, and chose one from the cart of free discards at the Bedford Public Library. I
I read Yorkville Diaries and Clara by Don Lyons nine years ago and have been on the lookout for any more of his works. At
I ordered four new translations of Le Petit Prince, two of which are in regional languages spoken in countries I have recently visited. I like
I bought twelve books at Clarke’s Bookshop. I liked the upstairs area the best, as it housed the language section, Africana, and the out-of-print and
I bought three books in Mauritius at Bookcourt, a store in the Caudan Waterfront mall. The other was a freebie I took from our hotel’s
I visited two bookstores in Saint-Denis. I stopped into Gérard first. They had a wide selection of books for tourists yet were disappointedly lacking in