To see photos of the “20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World”, visit Flavor Wire.
Kudos to the Chicagoland women independent bookstore owners who are faithfully keeping the love of literature alive and well. They include Nina Barrett (Bookends and Beginnings), Stephanie Hochschild (Book Stall), Sarah Hollenbeck and Lynn Mooney (Women & Children First) , Teresa Kirschbraun (City Lit), Eleanor Thorn (Lake Forest Book Store) and Erica VanDam (RoscoeBooks). Of note, Bookends and Beginnings is at the same location that housed the legendary Bookman’s Alley – mentioned in my March 13, 2013 blog post Guilty as Charged.