10 Most Purr-fect Bookstores if You’re a Cat Lover

Cats are an integral part of the literary world. Being the quiet, reserved, and sometimes cuddly companion to readers for centuries, they have now taken up residency in many bookshops across North America. Some cats work as security guards who oversee operations from high shelves, some sit at their posts and demand cuddles, and others … Read more

5 Most Haunted Bookshops in the United States 

The United States is made up of history dark enough to leave lingering souls behind to forever haunt its terrain. Why, in our talks of haunted places, are bookshops never mentioned? They are home to history, stories, and pages filled with lives. What if some of these lives aren’t on paper but rather walking the … Read more

Parthenon Bookshop Takes Syracuse From Salt to Story City

For three long decades, Syracuse citizens went without an independent bookstore. Finally, in July 2022, Parthenon Books changed that. “I’m ready to collapse from exhaustion,” Says Selena Giampa, creator and manager of Parthenon. Battling supply-chain issues as well as the surprising complexity behind book-buying made the creation of this shop a work of love and … Read more

Odyssey Bookstore – The Bookshop That Was Once a Home

Walking into Odyssey Bookstore, even for the first time, feels like coming home after a long day. This is probably because it was originally built as a house a couple of hundred years ago, and it has retained most of its original structure ever since. Even the fireplace remains. It overflows with books now, which … Read more