Independent Bookstores are yummy, unique, quirky, friendly, down-to-earth–the list could go on and on. Avid Bookshop in Athens (GA) is no exception. Chains, no offense to you B&N, are all the same, like those cookie cutter neighborhoods where all the houses look exactly alike. Boring.
This is the furthest from boring. . .
Avid Bookshop, off Prince Avenue in Athens, Ga., may be small but it has a little of everything. Fiction, non-fiction, magazines, graphic novels, children’s books, young adult books, journals, Jittery Joe’s coffee and even books for UGA students!! I love this little shop so much I decided to choose it as my collection point for World Book Night. I wasn’t the only one who loved the experience. My daughter made it clear we must return. I’m sure the fact that I bought her a book, a skull eraser, and a bookmark had nothing to do with her enthusiasm. I, on the other hand, kept myself in check and bought only this little treasure of a book:
Don’t miss the rest of the photos from our visit, especially the hot air balloon in the children’s section!!
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OMG Pablo Neruda is my favorite poet of all time! 🙂
Awesome!! 😀 Neruda has been a long-time favorite of mine. I use to have this book, but lost it years ago. I’m looking forward to getting reacquainted. Will be good to practice my Spanish too!
Hablas espanol chica? Que bueno!
Or how about a little french? Avid book store es tres charmant mon amie!
Glad that you gave yourself permission to pick up an old favorite. 😀
Sí! Hablo español pero no hago práctico mucho. ;D French, I can pick out and decipher some things because it’s a Romance language, but reading it is a different story! LOL