Boston bookshop circuit

Marcus Oyelaran

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I don't read faster than I bike, but I stop at a lot of bookstores on the way to nowhere in particular. 8 shops, ranked by how long I lingered and how many unnecessary purchases resulted. Hit rate on actually finishing the book: about 40%.

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Boston bookshop circuit — 5 items
Name	Neighborhood	Address	City	Specialty	Best For	My take
1Trident Booksellers & Cafe	Back Bay	338 Newbury St	Boston	General interest, last of the old Newbury Street shops	Brunch plus a paperback	Loud, crowded, overpriced tots. Still end up there monthly. Make of that what you will.
2Brookline Booksmith	Coolidge Corner, Brookline	279 Harvard St	Brookline	New releases upstairs, used book cellar downstairs	Losing an hour you didn't plan to lose	The cellar has a better signal-to-noise ratio than most of my spreadsheets.
3Papercuts Book Shop	Jamaica Plain	60 South St	Boston	Indie presses, local authors, curated small selection	Walking distance from everything in JP	My actual neighborhood shop. I have no objectivity here and don't want any.
4Brattle Book Shop	Downtown Crossing	9 West St	Boston	Antiquarian and used, outdoor discount carts	Rare finds, cheap paperbacks	The outdoor carts have survived more New England winters than I have.
5Rozzie Bound Co-op	Roslindale	4228 Washington St	Boston	Member-owned general interest shop	End of a long bike loop through Roslindale	Co-op model shouldn't work this well. The spreadsheet in me is suspicious. It works anyway.