Brookline Booksmith boasts an impressive population of an average of 35 staff. It is a utopia with no political affiliation, religion and a beneficent government by triumvirate of wise elders, one of which operates as acting Matriarch.
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| Booksmith matriarch Dana |
Its high season is the late fall to winter, when the crowds come in droves for the fantastic shopping. A good time to visit would be anytime that they are open, from 7 days a week, Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 10pm, Friday 8:30am - 11pm, Saturday 9am - 11pm, Sunday 9am - 9pm.
Its capital is the stately Books We Love table, located at its Westernmost corridor. Its northern border is the eclectic and funky Card & Gift Room, a sprawling marketplace popular among the young and old.
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| Explore the vibrant international bazaar at the Card & Gift Room |
The Southern border is the Point of Sale Mountain Range, a prominent feature both denizens and visitors can "check out."
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| Point of Sale Mountain Range |
Past this region is the breathtaking New Hardcovers and Fiction wall, a favorite spot of the trendy and intellectual.
Along the Easternmost border of Booksmith is a sweeping theme park for children.
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| People watch and enjoy an espresso at the delightfully tiny tables |
An oft-forgotten yet treasured landscape is the subterranean catacombs of the Used Book Cellar. Built among the ancient ruins of old offices, a video and record store is a twisting labyrinth of half-priced, gently used books with a small staff of well-informed natives that operate on a slightly shifted time zone, buying used books from Wednesday through Saturday 10am - 4pm.
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| Transport to a landscape of antiquity in the Used Book Cellar |
This new edition of the Brookline Booksmith Baedeker is edited by Natasha, originally from the Used Book Cellar but a recent move now allows her to divide her time evenly between her native land and the Travel section, which she now oversees.
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