In May 2023, I was in New Orleans, also called “The Big Easy,” a city which is globally renowned for its jazz and cuisine. Yet, like others before me, I had just discovered that this quaint city had many wonderful bookshops, too. But which biblioaddict can be satisfied with just one bookshop? The ones I had the pleasure of visiting, and which I detail below, sold mostly used books: Beckham’s Bookshop, Dauphine Street Books, Arcadian Books and Prints, and Crescent City Books. I found out soon enough that all of their booksellers were notoriously social media shy—and, in fact, averse to even using email, except for bare essentials.
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Bibliophile Alert: Places To Visit In New Orleans If You Are A Book Lover
In this personal essay, a bibliophile shares his literary adventures during a visit to New Orleans, the jazz capital of the world, exploring the city’s vibrant bookshops, hidden gems, and unique book culture