In Aix en Provence last weekend there was a regular book market in the main square opposite the Hotel de Ville. It’s lovely to be able to browse a book market outside under a blue sky and these photos show how the books attract such a diverse range of people.
When was the last time you went to a book market? Do you have favourite book markets you’d recommend?
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There’s nothing like this in New England, unless you count the occasional yard sale (which I avoid like the plague).
I have a favorite used book store, though. The man who runs it is a freaking savant: I swear, I can go in there and say “I’m looking for a book…. it’s about the Civil War, and there’s a dog…..” and he’ll JUMP up, run around the store and come back with JUST the book I’m looking for AND have it on sale for 99 cents. HOW can you beat that? You can’t, is what I’m saying.
I need to get back to that store, come to think of it – it’s a good distance away and it’s been a while since I’ve gone….
I’ll be travelling to Aix next week. This looked like a nice place to visit then I realized that the books will most likely be written in French, which I cannot read! I’m so excited to be visiting. I’ve never been to France before.