Miscellanea Libri

I am so in love with this place! I adore every inch of its über-​quirkiness, right down to its Latin name. First of all, let’s be real; this book «store» is located in a corner of Reading Terminal. Already pretty weird. Second, they play really intense opera music which is kind of intimidating, considering you’re already surrounded by piles of dusty old tomes on everything from the occult to German expressionism.
Obviously, their selection is going to be limited, but its miniscule size is unexpectedly conducive to discovery. I think in mega-​bookstores like Barnes, Fox Books (wait that wasn’t real), or even the Strand, it’s easy to get lost in a section like «Literature & Fiction.» But here, the literature and fiction section (if there is one?) is an inch away from «Human Sexuality» and «Buddhism.» I definitely flipped through books that Amazon has not, and never will, recommend to me. That, in my opinion, is a great thing.

While I will never try to pronounce it’s name 10 times fast, I will stop by that many times to see if I can score a good price on the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe.
It’s not the best of bookstores since it’s a stall in the Reading Terminal that’s only about six shelves long. You won’t find too many hard to find books or bargain buys. But it’s a good spot to go for something thats a little more familiar or classic that you won’t usually find in most used bookstores. And it’s an unexpected spot to browse in when your doing your food shopping.