New books downstairs, handpainted tree mural, brick walls, moleskin notebooks, armchairs. The smell of new books. .
Upstairs secondhand books stacked on pine board shelves and piled on the mezzanine. Soft couches, natural light, warm coffee, relaxed people lounging with pastries and books and notepads. The smell of old books.
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There are lots of bookstores in newtown and around, but this one I felt like you could really settle in. The kind of place to browse, run your fingertips across book spines, flick through old pages and look at pictures. The kind of place to collect armfulls of books, settle in an armchair and learn something new, or start a novel. The kind of place to sip tea, write in a journal or draw in a sketchbook or just sit. I will be back.
What a lovely bookstore! The best way to spend the day really is in an armchair that hugs you perfectly with a stack of books on your lap.
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mmmm you said it so perfectly! <3
by the way! i am posting up the tracklist to your mix on my blog sooooon! if you'd like a tangible cd, though, let me know! :-) love! xoxox
Berkelouw Books is beautiful! I didn't know there was one in Newtown, thanks for the tip.
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