Some bookstores are made for a quick stop. These Arizona shops are the kind that can quietly steal an entire afternoon.
I always tell myself I am going in for one book. That plan usually survives for about five minutes before I am wandering through used shelves, flipping through oversized art books, checking the bargain section, and somehow carrying three titles I did not know existed an hour earlier.
The best part is the variety. Some stores stretch across huge spaces packed with books, music, games, collectibles, and unexpected finds, while others make their size count with floor-to-ceiling shelves and entire sections devoted to subjects you rarely see elsewhere…