Bookshop rotation
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Bookshop rotation

Maura QuinlanMaura Quinlan · 0 likes
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Bookshop rotation

Maura Quinlan
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My trivia team meets Tuesdays, my chess game is still an embarrassment, but my bookstore circuit is undefeated. These are the nine stops I actually rotate through — mostly JP and a quick ride out when I need an away game. No chains, no apologies, just the places where the staff recommendations have never once let me down.

The list

Rank
Bookshop rotation — 3 items
NameNeighborhoodAddressCitySpecialtyBest ForMy take
1Brookline BooksmithCoolidge Corner, Brookline279 Harvard StBrookline, MANew releases plus a deep used cellarLosing two hours you meant to spend on laundryThe Used Book Cellar is the minor leagues and somehow has better talent than the majors upstairs.
2Rozzie Bound Co-OpRoslindale739 South StBoston, MACommunity-owned general stockSupporting a neighbor-run shopA co-op bookstore is basically a board game where everyone wins if they just show up. I show up.
3Papercuts Book ShopJamaica Plain60 South StBoston, MACurated fiction and staff picksA quick browse after workMy home court. I can walk here after a long day of patients telling me their knee hurts and nobody's shocked.