Writers tend know a thing or two about bookstores. Not only do they spend time in them touring, reading and signing, but writers tend to be voracious readers, and every voracious reader has a favorite brick and mortar bookstore. Enter My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop, which hits shelves today, a fantastic book that collects 82 short essays from noted authors on their best loved bookshops, whether obvious or out of the way, accompanied by great illustrations by Leif Parsons. After the jump, we’ve excerpted just a few of some of our favorite authors’ picks — check them out, and if you feel so inclined, tell us about your own favorite bookstores in the comments!
Dave Eggers — Green Apple Books, San Francisco, California
I’ve known [the owners] for about fifteen years now, and I have to say there are no purer book people in the world. … The crazy thing about Green Apple is that everything, even a cat calendar, seems far more interesting and wantable in their hands.
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