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Hello! We are Sonja and Ivan. And this is our Bookstore Guide - an amateur guide to book shopping throughout Europe. We hope this Guide will help you find the book(stores) you are looking for. Unfortunately, the bookstores are no longer uploaded and may be out of date

Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway

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Where? Galway, Ireland



Recommended by:
Eric Wery

Eric said: "As for the best places in Galway, there’s two I intensely recommend, for I left half of my wages there every month: the first is the best second-hand bookshop in the country and the second best in Europe (after Oxford’s Blackwell’s second hand department…) and is called Charlie Byrne’s bookshop (www.charliebyrne.com). I cannot recommend this place enough, as they stock out of print university press books and hard to find books on a wide range of topics."

It takes a certain time for a bookshop to acquire its own character. Once it reaches this stage, it already has a base of loyal customers who talk about the specific atmosphere of the place and the unique feel. This is what makes them stand apart from the uniform and often a bit sterile mainstream bookshops and the almost obligatory level of eccentricity is not only tolerated but openly praised by the customers. It is also true that it is often difficult to describe what makes the bookshop special as it is related to personal experiences. Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, another traditional gem of a bookshop from the Irish city of Galway, has been around since 1989 and it definitely belongs to this exclusive category of bookshops.

The stock of Charlie Byrne's consists of over 50 thousand titles, second-hand, but also new and remainder titles. It is the range of the stock which represents the main strength of the bookshop's offer. Fresh new titles share the space with rare out-of-print books which makes for a unique browsing experience. The sections which stand out include Irish interest, art (also music and cinema), history or social sciences (psychology). Should you happen to stumble upon an old book that you no longer need, feel free to get in touch with the manager, Vinny Browne, to let him know about it. Furthermore, make sure you check this bookshop out if in Galway as it is also the right choice if you want to find out what's going on in town - the shop displays posters of many interesting local events and it is also a place where the locals like to meet and chat. Book launches and readings of local authors take place here as well.

charlie byrne's bookshop galwayCharlie Byrne’s Bookshop
Address:
Cornstore Mall, Middle Street
Galway
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Website:
http://www.charliebyrne.com/

Phone and Email:

+353 (0)91 561 766
info@charliebyrne.com

Working Hours:

Mon-Thu 9-18
Fri 9-20
Sat 9-18
Sun 12-18



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Pagony Children's Bookstore, Budapest

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Where? Budapest, Hungary



Recommended by: Ryan James

Ryan said: "When you have an entire bookstore devoted to children's literature, you can expect a fun experience. Pagony has a giant soft tree in the reading corner with plenty of pillows to curl up with a good book. Books are primarily in Hungarian, but there are English titles too. They also carry children's CDs, DVDs, and some toys. Look for the children's tour guide book in English, Benjamin in Budapest."

Budapest is one of the cities which we have visited repeatedly and we are quite familiar with the local bookstore scene which we also described in our Report from Budapest. We were thus very positively surprised to find out that there is a bookstore which we have missed. As Ryan pointed out, it is the specialized children's bookstore Pagony. Pagony was founded in 2001 and it remains the only Hungarian bookstore focusing solely on children's books. Children's bookstores represent a very specific category among specialized bookstores as the ones who decide their fate are not only those with the cash and credit cards, but to a great extent the kids themselves. And as we all know, kids can be quite unpredictable.

However, Pagony offers an environment which the little visitors obviously appreciate very much. The whole stock of Pagony Children's Bookstore, which also includes toys, cartoons and music, is dedicated to the needs and desires of the youngest age group. The main ambition of this bookstore is to inspire a passion for reading and stories at an early age and introduce children to the world of literature. Books in English are not that numerous but you will surely find some titles which will catch the interest of your child. Besides, especially for the youngest ones, it is the visual experience which counts more than the text. Pagony bookstore also organizes all sorts of events related to literature for children such as readings or discussions with the authors.

pozsonyi pagony budapestPagony Children's Bookstore
Address:
Pozsonyi út 26
District XIII 239-0285 Budapest
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Website
: http://www.pagony.hu

Phone and Email:
+36703174978
info@pagony.hu

Working Hours:
Mon–Fri 10–19
Sat 10–18



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