Read all about it—The Ultimate Travel Book Store

While e-books are gaining in popularity, there’s still nothing like a well-stocked bookstore, especially one that’s dedicated to a particular subject matter or market.

Whether you have a trip planned or you’ve just returned from someplace you loved, you may want to read more about it—either to educate yourself, get in the mood, learn a language, or simply as a reminder of the great experiences you had. If so, Idlewild Books is for you. Located at 19^th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, or online at www.idlewildbooks.com, it carries all kinds of books—from novels to memoirs to cookbooks to travel guides, and even children’s books—about almost anyplace in the world.

If you’ve fallen in love with France, for example, you might want to read Julia Child’s My Life in France to discover what made her fall in love with it on first sight. Or if you’re setting out for Spain, reading Hemingway’s classic The Sun Also Rises will surely make you yearn to see Pamplona. And Idlewild even offers language courses in French, Italian, and Spanish right in the shop.