There’s a special kind of quiet that only a big bookstore can offer. The soft rustle of pages, the faint scent of paper and ink, and rows upon rows of shelves waiting to be explored create a world that feels separate from everyday noise.
In Tennessee, several enormous bookstores give readers the chance to slow down and wander without checking the clock.
These are the places where you walk in for one title and leave with a stack you didn’t plan on buying. Spacious layouts, cosy reading corners, and thousands of books across every genre make it easy to lose track of time…