Hi everyone!

I'm happy to come back today to introduce you one of my favorite bookshops in Paris. It's a bookshop opened in October 2018 called "Ici Grands Boulevards". It's the biggest Parisian bookshop.

I was curious to see if I would appreciate this place because generally, I prefer small bookshops, which are more intimate. When I arrived, I first noticed that the outside invited clients to consumption, like for a coffee. I loved this principle, to make a bookshop a friendly place. There is a bar in the middle of the establishment, it directly catches the eye as soon as you enter it. This bar is surrounded by shelves

Regarding the collections, they are very rich. Again, everything is done to be friendly and make you want to search into the shelves. My favorite part of the bookshop was where we can find books in original language: there is a small bench integrated in the shelves and plants which surround him. I found that there were very interesting books, not necessarily always the best known. The Anglo-Saxon literature section was like a paradise for me!

We do not suspect the area when we enter the place but we then discover a basement, containing a lot of children's books and comics. So there is a lot to discover and we just want to get lost in this bookshop and spend whole hours there. 

As soon as I arrived to the youth department, I noticed little alcoves where children could sit and read. I loved these places, new in bookshops and wonderfully imagined. Again, it's small details that make the place special because it cannot be found elsewhere. In the basement, there are also large cubes that are like benches, where you can sit. The bookshop has been designed in this way: to allow you to appropriate the most of the place.


The recommandations of the booksellers are very nice: I find that the booksellers in each sector seem to put a lot of passion into their work and we can feel it as a customer. We want to read and buy everything. This bookshop offers a good overview of the editorial production of the moment, whatever the type of work we are looking for.

As you may have understood, I really loved this place. The most incredible thing for me is to offer a huge place and yet have retained the privacy and the warmth of an independent bookshop. I also believe that the images speak for themselves and that they reveal a lot of the atmosphere of the place. If you go to Paris, you should go to this place, you will not be disappointed!

How is your favorite bookshop? Do you like to discover new ones?