English Bookstores

I have a yen to go on a literary jaunt through Paris. The logical first stop is Shakespeare & Co (Address: 37, rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 PARIS) but while the bookstore is lovely with an awesome selection, my last visit nearly drove me to obscenities. Two annoying teenage girls were discussing how Kerouac's "On the Road" is I quote, "like the worst book ever...I mean it doesn't even have punctuation!...eww, I just don't understand why anyone would want to read that." Do picture a sneer and a valley girl accent as they complete the image. Maybe the next visit will be different?

However there turns out to be a plethora of English bookstores in Paris. Who knew?

Abbey Bookshop - La Librairie Canadienne
Address: 29, rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 PARIS
Conveniently this bookstore is around the corner from Shakespeare & Co, and if my research is correct, they serve free coffee!

American University of Paris Bookstore
Address: American Church — 65, quai d'Orsay, 75007 PARIS
Being a university, I assume they only carry course work for classes. But, now I know where to find Americans!

Attica-la librairie des langues
Address: 64, rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 PARIS
The website is written entirely in French which is daunting, but they do have a section devoted to "Anglais americain".  

The Book Cellar
Address: 23, rue Jean de Beauvais, 75005 PARIS
I cannot find a website for this one. I am intrigued...

Galignani
Address: 224, rue de Rivoli, 75001 PARIS
The oldest English bookstore on the continent!

Nouveau Quartier Latin
Address: 78, boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 PARIS
This one also does not have a website.

The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
Address: 22, rue Saint-Paul, 75004 PARIS
The name alone offers ample reasons to go.

San Francisco Book Co.
Address: 17, rue Monsieur-le-Prince, 75006 PARIS
I am saving this one for a day when I am feeling particularly homesick. They also buyback books!

Tea and Tattered Pages 
Address: 24, rue Mayet, 75006 PARIS
I could not be more excited. A tea room and a second-hand bookstore in one! This may be heaven. 

Village Voice Bookshop
Address: 6, rue Princesse, 75006 PARIS
It is open on Sunday!

W.H. Smith
Address: 248, rue de Rivoli, 75001 PARIS
They sell British food and confectioneries on the upper level.