Here’s a shout-out to all my favorite book dealers…

  • مدبولي Madbouli Bookshop 6 Talaat Harb Sq. – Cairo, Egypt

  • الأزبكية Al-Azbakeyah open market for used books – Cairo, Egypt

  • ديوان Diwan bookstores – Cairo, Egypt

  •  دار الشروق Dar El Shorouk 1 Talaat Harb Sq. – Cairo, Egypt

  • دار الهلال Dar El Hilal 16 Mohamed Ezz El Arab St. – Cairo, Egypt

  • Librairie Stephan Achrafieh Street – Beirut, Lebanon

  • دار الساقي Dar Al Saqi, Binayat al-Nur, Sh. Al-3awiinii – Beirut, Lebanon

  • Virgin Megastores – Beirut, Lebanon

  • دار الآمان Dar al-Aman zenqat el-mamouniya – Rabat, Morocco (for other Moroccan bookstore information, see here)

  • مكتبة الألفية الثالثة Librairie 3ème millénaire  285 Ave. Mohammed V – Rabat, Morocco

  • مكتبة تراث داهش Dahesh Heritage 1775 Broadway #533 – New York, NY

  • Strand Book Store 828 Broadway – New York, NY

  • Powell’s Books – Portland, OR

  • Reader’s Guide 695 Edgewater St. – Salem, OR

  • Tattered Cover Book Store – Denver, CO

  • Fireside Books 720 S Alaska St. – Palmer, AK

  • Amazon – Seattle, WA; various; cyberspace

  • Half Price Books – US; cyberspace

What are YOUR favorite book merchants?