To take a break from recommending books, this soapobox প্রবন্ধ is about brilliant bookstores around the world: bookstores sometimes even আরো interesting than the বই they sell. Per usual, I will only প্রতিবেদন on the bookstores I have personally been to, as opposed to ones I have only heard about.

Paul's Books in Madison, Wisconsin
Wedged between Walgreen's and another nameless store on the main রাস্তা of বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় of Wisconsin-Madison, Paul's বই is a breathe of fresh independently-owned air. This is a true used bookstore: সঙ্গীত chosen দ্বারা the sole...