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Area Bookstores:
B. Dalton (Great Northern Mall, Great Northern exit of I-71, North Olmsted;
Middleburg Plaza, 7232 Pearl Rd at Bagley, Middleburg Heights;
Parmatown Mall, Parma; Beachwood Place Mall).
Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Mayfield Road a bit west of
I-271, 216-473-1040;
Richmond Town Mall, 691 Richmond Rd, Richmond Heights). Your
standard B&N superstores.
Body Language Bookstore (3291 W 115th, 216-251-3330). Gay/lesbian/bisexual.
Bookstore on West 25th (six steps down from the West Side
Market). Used and
new. The kind of place where the best finds are in the stacks lying
on the floor waiting to be shelved. Best theatre section of any
non-chain bookstore in the area. Good lesbian/gay/bisexual section
too.
Borders Book Shop (LaPlace at Beachwood Place, 216-292-2660;
Crocker and
Detroit Roads, Promenade of Westlake shopping center, Westlake,
216-892-7667 for books and 216-892-7668 for music; 17200 Royalton Rd,
across the street from South Park shopping center, just off of I-71,
Strongsville; 6025 Kruse Dr, just off of route 422, Solon). Standard
superstores.
Borders Outlet (4650 Great Northern Blvd, one block north
of Great Northern
mall, North Olmsted, ). A random assortment of overstock at good
prices. Not great for fiction (hard to find any one particular
book) but has a good collection of art, science, and nature books.
Brentano's Bookstore (The Galleria, 216-621-7544). Typical
Brentano's
Bookstore, but the only one in Cleveland.
City Books Inc. (1854 Coventry Rd, 44118, 216-321-0800).
Delphic Books (1793 Coventry Rd, 44118, 216-321-8106).
Cleveland State University Bookstore (2400 Euclid Avenue
at CSU). A B&N
bookstore. They have a lot of textbooks you wouldn't find at the
B&N superstores, but their selection of non-textbooks is a pale
imitation of what you'll find at those stores.
Doubleday Book Shop (The Avenue, 216-621-6880). Typical
Doubleday Book
Shop, but the only one in Cleveland.
The Flying Lemur (13743 Madison, Lakewood, 216-221-2535).
Self-described
as "Strange and unusual books ... Cleveland's most unusual
bookstore. It had to happen, finally a cool place to hang out in
Cleveland. The Lemur promises to have the most unique selection of
books in Cleveland ... and possibly the U.S. Want to know how to
take over your own country? How to make a living donateing yourself
to science? ... and a giant flying lemur. Poetry, sex, violence,
drugs, we got it all. Come check out our new fun-fur chairs. And
... in-store piercing by body piercer Scott Patterson, with over 5
years experience and just an all around great guy. Clean, safe,
professional, We would settle for nothing less. Come in and see
his portfollio and he'll be glad to answer any questions you may
have. He also be just as eager to discuss the meaning of life and
the existence of God. So come in and check us out. Have a sojo
soda or some Sioux City sarsparilla from the cow fridge. (Sorry no
Big-K ... yet.)" [I hope someone locally can give me a more
coherent description.]
Half Price Books (Warrensville and Van Aken Boulevards).
Chain of
half-price new and used books is a godsend. "Not your average
superstore outlet but really great finds at unbeatable prices, even
at half price, I can't help but spend $50 each time I go. The
favorite bookstore of all my college-age friends who can't afford
splurges at Borders or Booksellers."
John Wallace Skinner's Americana (Caxton Bldg., downtown).
Not too
impressive in the way of vintage books, but a neat collection of
art, posters, and stuff that this very interesting man has collected
over a lifetime. You may be the only person in his little emporium
all day. Go just for the conversation.
John Zubal (W 25th). "This must be the largest bookstore
in the country."
[I doubt that--see Powell's in Portland.] A warehouse of rare and
collectible books. Pricey, but what do you expect?
Joseph Beth Bookseller (Shaker Square, Cleveland Heights).
New in 2001.
An enormous store with an associated kid's store ("Joseph Beth
Kids") and a cafe. Staff is very knowledgable about books.
K&M Books (Shaker Towne Centre, 16969 Chagrin Blvd,
Shaker Hts., 44120,
216-283-1647). New books.
Macs Backs Paperbacks (1820 Coventry Rd). It has a few new
books and a lot
of used paperbacks (a few used hardbacks). All genres of fiction.
Occasional events such as poetry readings are held there, and a lot
are advertised there.
Old Erie Street Bookstore.
Six Steps Down.
Three Ninety-Seven Bookshop (1127 Euclid Ave, 216-781-1666).
Used
hardbacks, all $3.97. Open Mon-Fri 10:30AM-3PM.
U. S. Government Bookstore (Room 1653, Federal Building,
1240 E 9th,
216-522-4922, FAX 216-522-4714).
Waldenbooks (Great Northern Mall, Great Northern exit of
I-71, North
Olmsted).
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