Three floors of used books in the heart of Wicker Park, with the kind of disorganized charm that makes you want to cancel your afternoon. The fiction section on the second floor is deep, the poetry shelf is oddly excellent, and the whole place smells like old paper and good decisions. It's been here since 1990, outlasting every trend on the strip.
Insider tip
The third floor. It's quieter, the shelves are stranger, and you'll find things you didn't know you were looking for.
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