The staff picks tags on the shelves of Nowhere Bookshop. Note the portrait of Frida Kahlo in a Spurs jersey. There's also a wall with an assortment of artworks of literary and artistic figures. On the left side of the building, there sits a reading space for middle grade readers and picture books. Sculptures of dragons and ravens sat on top of the bookshelves for the fantasy and mystery sections, respectively. The right side of the building has four large sections of every major fiction category. Maybe it was the coffee bar in the back, but Nowhere Bookshop struck me as a classic bookstore the moment I walked in. The wall of art at Nowhere Bookshop includes fun and interesting portraits, such as Frida Kahlo in a Spurs jersey. If the poster-sized cover of Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' doesn't appeal to you, take a picture with the life-sized statue of Yoda when you walk in.įind it: 7959 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 119, San Antonio, TX 78229

There's also a section for comic books, VHS tapes, and DVDs. Nine Lives is a 7-aisle used book store that houses a wide variety of subjects, from fiction to Christianity to plays to histories and biographies. Nine Lives Bookstore is located inside a shopping center, but without the block-letter sign like its neighboring Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy. The first stop on my hunt was a little hard to find.

Nine Lives Books also carries comic books, VHS tapes, and DVDs. Keep reading for 5 of the best bookstores San Antonio has to offer according to our readers.

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