Tag Archives: North America

San Francisco

City Lights  (261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway, CA 9413) This independent book shop/publisher needs little introduction being one of the more famous names in independent book selling across the world. It was started back in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti … Continue reading

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New York and Washington

New York had been experiencing a heatwave when we arrived and although we apparently missed it at its most brutal, it was still around 101 Fahrenheit which made the rubber soles of my shoes feel as if they were melting … Continue reading

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New York

Housing Works Bookstore and Café (126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012) This is a great second hand bookshop/café where all proceeds go to Housing Works, Inc (the largest Aids activist group in the U.S. and a general ‘lifesaving’ service … Continue reading

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