Gold Winner Woozles Silver Winner Bookmark Bronze Winner John W. Doull, Bookseller The importance of a good bedtime story is not lost on Woozles’ co-manager Lisa Doucet. “We have generations of fans. Grandparents who brought their kids and now their grandkids come here. We have a unique class of regulars who live all over the […]
John W. Doull Bookseller
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Best Independent Bookstore
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner Woozles Children’s Bookstore Bronze Winner John W. Doull Bookseller The internet was supposed to have defeated books by now, but printed literature is thriving, as evidenced by your absolute dedication to Spring Garden vet Bookmark. And it’s not just you: “Tourists who would normally come on the boats and stay […]
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Best Independent Bookstore
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner Woozles Bronze Winner John W. Doull Bookseller If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s what manager Mike Hamm attributes to Bookmark’s repeat wins as Halifax’s Best Independent Book Store. “We’re a small store, but we’re able to jam so many interesting books into such a small space,” he says. […]
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Best Independent Bookstore
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner Woozles Bronze Winner J.W. Doull Bookseller Halifax is #blessed with its indie bookstores, the silver and bronze Best of winners being gold-standard in their niches: Doull the legend in used titles, Woozles for kidlit, from picture books to angsty teen fantasies parents want to borrow. But Bookmark is the champion, […]
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Best Independent Bookstore
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner Woozles Children’s Bookstore Bronze Winner John W. Doull Bookseller Entire big box bookstore chains are closing down in the States, and every second person on the bus is reading Fifty Shades of Grey on a Kindle, thinking they’re fooling us, and yet little Bookmark remains strong and steady, a throwback […]
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Best Independent Bookstore
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner John W. Doull Bookseller Bronze Winner Woozles Children’s Bookstore “These people are heroes of humanity,” writes one Best of Halifax voter about Bookmark. “I love them and everything they do. Indie bookstores forever!” Indeed, Bookmark has excelled in keeping a broad range of stock in a relatively small space, and […]
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John W. Doull Bookseller move almost complete
A reader sends a picture of the interior of John W. Doull Bookseller (1684 Barrington Street, 429-1652): They’re not answering the phone, but word is the new store at 122 Main Street in Dartmouth should be open in the next few days.
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John W. Doull moves to Dartmouth
You know what a pain in the ass it is to move books? You go to the liquor store, get eight boxes, bring them back and then realize you need four more, but then those still aren’t enough and you end up shoving a bunch of books into grocery bags. Down at John W. Doull […]
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Best Second-hand Bookstore
Gold Winner John W. Doull Bookseller Silver Winner Back Pages Bronze Winner The Last Word “I adore this place,” says a reader. “It’s like stepping in a cozy Hobbit hole. I could hang out there for hours and spend $100 every time.” And so it goes for JWD, which continues to be loved by those […]
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Best Independent Bookseller
Gold Winner Bookmark Silver Winner John W. Doull Bookseller Bronze Winner Woozles “We keep doing what we do well, which is carry interesting books,” says Bookmark’s manager and book buyer, Mike Hamm. Bookmark has defied the trend of disappearing independent book stores by providing impeccable service, keeping on top of new releases and keeping unusually […]
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John W. Doull bookseller has big sale
It’s the 260th Semi-Hemi-Super-Decimation Sale at John W. Doull (1684 Barrington Street, 429-1652), that amazing bookstore at the corner of Barrington and Prince. Here’s the deal: buy 10 or more books and get 50 percent off the marked prices, even more in some sections. (This does not include internet stock, oh web-savvy customers. You must […]
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Best Second-hand Bookstore
There is a story, probably apocryphal, of a man who went looking for an obscure historical text deep in the stacks at JW Doull, the legendary downtown used bookstore, and he was never heard from again. Maybe he was simply swallowed up by the books, like a character in a Neil Gaiman or Clive Barker […]