“I may disappear leaving behind me no worldly possessions – just a few old socks and love letters, and my windows overlooking Notre-Dame for all of you to enjoy, and… read more →
With a place as famous and diverse as Shakespeare and Company, it seems to be a place you visit for the experience; plenty of buyers enter into the store, but… read more →
The motto of George Whitman’s Shakespeare and Company, taken from the words of Yeats, is etched onto an empty wall of the store: “Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they… read more →
It takes a certain kind of person to be a true book lover. The connection one feels to words, whether writing, reading or spreading them is dependent on their love… read more →