book-shopping in paris (+ book haul !!) 📚

hey jacklemore can we go book shopping
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[@thenamescara64]

Jack’s really out here living his best life and bringing us along while we sit at home lonely lol

[@lola.lola11.11]

He is lonely too, that is why he makes videos.

[@Progress234]

@@lola.lola11.11 wow that is some unwanted assumption

[@s4vemys0ul]

@@isabela6262 i think he said that he doesn’t feel lonely because he makes videos lol. anyway maybe we should stop assuming and just let him live.

[@_gnocchi]

I feel like jack and I are friends haha

[@flamingaish]

Ifkr

[@cdrini]

You should hit up a library! Not only are all the books free, but library buildings, especially in big cities like Paris, are gorgeous :)

[@douloureux.]

You often have to pay for a membership though

[@maudc7483]

@@douloureux. Paris librarys are free

[@delphinegras1423]

@@douloureux. yes, you can go in for free and read books, the membership is for bringing books back to your home usually

[@LiaMilganow]

@@douloureux. membership costs not even 1 dollar in my country. You just pay for a plastic card

[@KetevanReads]

The bigger branches are pretty, but my local branch is just a regular municipal building. Also, if you're a legal resident in Paris (which I'm guessing Jack is not since he's staying in Airbnbs), the public library is 100% free. You can pay a membership fee to the (private) American Library and it will pay for itself quite quickly.

[@elisabethjmusic]

french learning tip!! I’ve been learning french for the last 6 months or so but the thing that actually propelled me to understanding french the best was just diving into a book in french. I started with Twilight because I was familiar with that ( due to unfortunate childhood reading tastes from long ago). I was probably at the level you are now or just slightly ahead, and the first 50 pages I did a lot of written translating, but after that, words started repeating and grammar and different tenses became easier to grasp. I also read out loud to myself to help with speech. It became surprisingly easy to understand it written down. I am just now getting into a new, actual french poetry book “Les fleurs du mal” and that’s a little harder since I am not familiar with the writing.

[@summerprobyn7757]

I did this too , but with Roald Dahl at first, comics as well, then found a Percy Jackson novel, slowly going through them even if the story is a bit harsh because of the translation you definitely learn quickly . I also take notes when I find something new that I need to know. It makes reading part of the fun of learning which is great !

[@delphinegras1423]

oh that's so funny, I'm French and I learnt English by reading Twilight ! "Les fleurs du mal" is not an easy book, congratulations ! Plus I always thought that poetry is harder to understand in a foreign language because you don't have as much context to understand the words you don't know. Maybe you should read books that you don't know cause it keeps you gooing to know what happens. I definitely started with fiction to learn English. But I'm curious to know how Jack is learning French too !

[@ahappyfrenchtoast2669]

I've learned french for a few years (stopped for a few years, and I'm beginning to pick it up again for the past few weeks) and I have to agree! I used to attend a French embassy-sponsored French language institute and they have a cute little library filled with French books (from upper beginner level to advanced) so I sometimes borrowed books from there. I wasn't that familiar with french literature other than the difficult classics so i just read popular English books translated into French, including Hunger Games :) if I don't understand the words, I just translate them using google translate, and for better understanding of the context, i just search it on google and read online dictionaries I know there are better translation apps out there but google translate is so handy for quickly discovering the meaning of a word!

[@elisabethjmusic]

@@delphinegras1423 Yeah “les fleurs du mal” is still quite challenging for me, but it is so heartening how much I am able understand. Do you have any french fiction recs?

[@delphinegras1423]

@@elisabethjmusic maybe L'étranger by Camus (which Jack likes), I would maybe recommend Marguerite Duras, she write with short sentences, but that's also kind of classic, a more contemporary author would be Eric Emmanuel Schmitt, he's very popular and maybe as @A Happy French Toast said read popular English books in French.

[@clarasuedi]

the note saying "HOW CAN A PERSON KNOW EVERYTHING AT 18 BUT NOTHING AT 22" SO TRUE OMG

[@magda_mf]

It's from a song 'Nothing new'

[@clarasuedi]

@@magda_mf i know it's my favourite song

[@quayswae]

Jack is really out here giving us us the Paris content we didn't know we needed 😩

[@mmcelroyfuchs]

Jack: “Book shopping is self care.” Words to live by. :)

[@babettedejong2975]

Amen.

[@chloedile9769]

Shakespeare and Co is definitely expensive because of its fame... And don't even get me started on the Abbey bookshop...! I think you would definitely like Gibert Joseph (a 10min walk from Shakespeare, you go towards the Abbey bookshop but instead of turning in the little street, you pass the Sorbonne and go towards Odéon). On the 2nd floor there is a great selection of English books. Some of them are 2nd hand (but most of the time in pristine condition) and are wayyyy cheaper. The new ones are also way cheaper than at Shakespeare. They have everything from classics to new releases, from sci-fi to romance etc. It's not as pretty as Shakespeare or the Abbey bookshop, but the price and the selection are on point! Hope I'll get to see you in one of those bookshops one day! Enjoy parisian bookstores 😊

[@deborahmonde7304]

So glad you went here ! As a parisianer, I am always disappointed when people only mention the Shakespeare and Co, because the guy from the Abbey Bookshop is soo nice, he offers cups of tea sometimes, and he has an impressive knowledge of the exact location of his books in all this messy organization. And the lady from The Redwheelbarrow is a gem !

[@_yoake_8801]

I’m French and as soon as I learned that you were in Paris I was like “he absolutely needs to go to Shakespeare and Co” soooo yeah glad you liked it It really is lovely, I loved it :))

[@SingingMagick]

"I had a minor inconvenience today and I thought the only way to solve that would be to go to a bookstore" I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SEEN

[@jildou_m6220]

I love this sm! Paris has always been a literary city to me and this only stimulates that thought. The video gives a very lovely vibe and it’s a great motivation to read books!

[@thebolter.]

This reminds me of when I was living in Czech Republic, and there was ONE English bookshop - the Big Ben Bookshop. I was a teen and devouring books way too quickly. Also you saw Detransition Baby! twice in those bookshops so I think it's a sign to do a Trans Literature Read

[@lola.lola11.11]

Here comes the politically correct preaching...

[@danivieiraribeiro715]

@@lola.lola11.11 here came the random transphobe freaking out over the word ‘trans’

[@takenforpomegranate]

I have Detransition Baby on my tbr list! do you have any other Trans Literature Read suggestions? I’d love to know a few please :)

[@liesbethvv]

SH I read The Art of Being Normal and liked it! The classic Middlesex also is trans literature and I also enjoyed it.

[@davidking663]

“Time was soft there” by Jeremy Merced is a delightful book about Shakespeare and Company. Love your inspiring videos, Jack.

[@moniqueprins6426]

"You don't need to buy anything at the bookshop just go for a wander".... Is that actually possible????????? 😅

[@francescakyanda9182]

Jack, don't feel pressured to buy books for content! We'd love your library hauls just as much as your bookstore hauls!

[@Travellight21]

Amazing! When I was in Paris I didn't have room in my backpack to bring any books with me. One day I'll go back and spend the entire trip book shopping.

[@Carolina-kb4jo]

Book shopping is like having a fuzzy blanket on whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea and having some Sufjan Stevens softly playing in the back when it’s raining and it’s 5 degrees outside and you know you don’t have anything important to do the entire day✨ The abbey bookshop looked magical Jack😍 I am so going there when I do visit Paris

[@JustinePmpem]

The fact that you were 10 meters away from my flat drives me crazy but at the same time makes me realise how lucky i am to live there thanks for this. Amazing edits ❤️❤️ bisous

[@marikopaleishvili6693]

"The Master and Margarita" is one of my favourite books, it is very interesting. can't wait to hear your thoughts about it.

[@neverbored]

He gave it 3 stars.

[@steffan_tastic]

The Master and Margarita is on my Russian Literature syllabus this year at uni (haven't covered it yet though) so it'll be interesting to hear your thoughts once you've read it! For a quick lil Russian read, I'd recommend The Government Inspector, a play by Gogol :)

[@dsshbrd]

MaM is an absolute masterpiece, really easy to read and still difficult to understand all of the details. Especially when you realise that this book was banned in USSR and Mikhail Bulgakov got absolutely nothing from this mind-changing story

[@peakae44]

@@dsshbrd I listened to it as an "audiobook" on public radio in the US, while I was working in a darkroom, back in the 1980s. It took many 1 or 2-hour daily broadcasts to finish but I remember enjoying listening to it.

[@tarabage1553]

it’s so fun to see a place and people i’ve worked with, working in Shakespeare and Co was such a good experience omg

[@thetheatricallinguist]

My top recommendation for a French book for a learner is Le Petit Prince. Most books are written in the past historic (le passé simple), which is quite difficult if you're new to French. Le Petit Prince, being a children's book, is written in le passé composé, so is much more accesible.

[@kristinawitt376]

I agree! I read this when I was learning french and it really helped me!

[@anahitamudaliar6356]

The amount of sheer joy that I get from watching you get excited looking at a book store is inexplainable. There is definitely a world where you and I are Besties

[@elisakindaso]

I recently read "no modernism without lesbians" by diana souhami and it was super interesting especially because the first part focuses on sylvia beach who was the founder of shakespeare and company so you read a lot about her and the bookshop and its origins

[@Emily_23_]

The vibes of this music are making me nostalgic for Jack’s old intro song! ✨

[@frnzkafka]

the reason why books in Europe are more expensive is that most countries have „Fixed Book Price“ which means, that if a book is published and for sale it has the same price in ALL shops. and you mostly can't even apply coupon codes on books. that‘s why they’re always “so expensive“ i hope i explained it right haha. Great Britain does not have a Fixed Book Price (FCB)

[@Rinettex]

I think books are also more expensive (in France) because they’re printed in France most of the time whereas it’s not always the case for English books. For instance when I went to England I bought books which had all been printed in China which I think explains why it was quite cheap (£9) since the cost of production probably wasn’t very high considering how little Chinese workers are paid compared to European standards I don’t think if it’s the case for all books in England but I suppose that can account for the difference of price 🧐

[@WJBrunt]

True, the basic book price in the Netherlands is €20. The price is lower when a book has many reprints after a number of years. I believe most books are printed in China, because that's indeed cheaper, like everything else that's manufactured in China.

[@barbara9315]

I get very upset when I buy a book that has seen several hands,be sold quite steeply in Greece.And when I point out that it has been read several times and should lower the price,the sellers give me the stink eye and say don’t buy it then.Charity shops in England have been my saving grace.

[@peachesloca1397]

god bless fixed book price!

[@eviet6375]

Nothing but pure enjoyment when binge watching these Paris Vlogs. 😫🤝

[@Fred2303]

The Red Wheelbarrow was my go to book store when I lived in Paris 10 years ago. I miss that book store so much!

[@rashichoudhary2006]

This is an old vlog no? From your first appartment in Paris I think. Wish I could go on book hauls. I was so jealous of your Instagram stories. You've been planning your book for so long? Woah!! I love your editing. Always!!💖💖

[@jack_in_the_books]

i filmed the intro back in my first flat, yes! only just caught up on all my editing so vlogs will catch up to real time soon!

[@rashichoudhary2006]

@@jack_in_the_books That's awesome! Can't wait. ❤️❤️

[@222emilia]

loved the “siempre buena vibra” at 1:58 ✨ it's the perfect quote for your type of videos

[@Birsell]

book shopping and books shops genuinely make me so happy so this vlog radiated pure comfort

[@pedders9380]

I’d just like to say, I’ve been really struggling with motivation and confidence really and watching Jack achieve what he has, knowing that we’re from the same town in the UK, went to the same Secondary School, and both studying English degrees at uni. It’s been really inspirational and just from these blogs have been really helpful to me. So thank you for that

[@user-fm9fu1dp7z]

A vlog buying books in Paris? I haven't seen it but I already love it ✋

[@pattycandle3596]

Hello ! Nice and peaceful video thank you ! I loved bookshops in Paris when I lived there ! I realize how I miss them !

[@josephinelaguardia3544]

Hi Jack! Two more English bookstores for you : the Galignani bookstore (my favourite) and Smith&Son, which are on the same street in the 1st arrondissement the Rivoli Street. I was so nice watching you discover my favorite parts of Paris lol

[@meganchatters9966]

The vibes are ✨immaculate ✨my compliments to the chef

[@liv9726]

This video was so aesthetic and chill. Love this vibe! Paris looks so beautiful. I love how you shop at independent book stores. They certainly have a charm. The books you bought all look so good! I would totally read all of them.

[@serenesloth4312]

Love Shakespeare & Co, so glad you went there! 😍There’s a nice little café right next to it where I’d always get my matcha latte.

[@phoebe1569]

The fact that is video is exactly 10 minutes long is giving me serotonin

[@ileanarenoir9839]

Buying english books in France is so darn expensive 😭 they add a tax on books here and since it's not included in the production planing in foreign countries, it just gets added on and they cost like 25€ instead of 12€-15€ (which is the typical price of a newly released book in France, btw)

[@deathwitheponine]

“You don’t even need to buy anything” the depression I would get coming out of a bookstore empty handed would simply not be worth it.

[@fionaaab3252]

That's the quality content we all signed up for☀️😍 In germany english books are actually cheaper than the german versions😊

[@theprettyclueless9857]

This man is really hellbent on making me feel envious of his life

[@gaelleotalora4384]

I don’t know if you already know or if someone else already mentioned it but there are two other bookstores that I know of that have a nice variety of books in English and they’re both close to each other. They’re called Galignani and WHSmith. They’re next to les Tuileries! Loved this video!

[@samanthas3779]

That cover of Master and Margarita is so gorgeous! My favorite book that I read for russian literature courses.

[@itstimetostudy123]

Love bookshop days ! I enjoy you dogs a lot, thanks for the entertainment.

[@hollyc4624]

The love interest is Beck! That sounds like a cool video to look forward to.

[@dakotawarren]

Master + Margarita is one of my fav classic Russian texts, I hope you love it

[@choocli]

these videos are so calming jack :)

[@fmschmidt1251]

Spotted my fellow swifties at 1:59 😂♥️ Love y'all! 😘

[@devayanig.3100]

Buying books is a luxury in itself! ❤️ Although it doesn't matter if we read them or not . well happy reading jack !

[@elenaemanuele1776]

me going to a bookstore and saying, I'll not buy a book. never comes true haha. but i love to shop books secondhand, it's better for the environment and it's cheaper haha:) great video as always!!

[@linab.c401]

Very good video! There are two other good bookstores with books in English in Paris, la Librairie Galignani and the other one isSmith and Son. These two are really nearby each other, you can take metro 1.

[@oli806]

Omg The Master and Margarita - read it last year, what a journey that was!😅

[@emccaughey2001]

I really recommend Baudelaire's poetry as a gateway into French-language literature when you're ready - a classic French poet, really accessible poetry, and some lovely metaphors. Les Fleurs du Mal is my favourite of his collections!! That, or Sartre or Aymé's short stories - I think you'd love Le Passe-Muraille if you haven't already read a version of it :))

[@jessm.porthos]

Just added The Master and Margarita: 50th Anniversary Edition to the book order I'm going to put in on Friday! lol I am ordering the books for the course I'm teaching next term but I needed one book just for me so this video came at the perfect time lol

[@kayess2634]

Actually, the bits in and around the bookshops with just the Damselfy song playing were wonderful and then talking about the books later, a great balance, excellent, Jack Edwards.

[@janadancheva3819]

You are my comfort yutuber!! U give me motivation to read more and please never stop making yutube videos, because iam gonna cry❤️

[@Ha-vg5si]

Watching your videos is my therapy 🙏🏻

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I love how the books are kept in an untidy way, but it looks cute.

[@larissaparreiras185]

Ok, but like, can we talk about how perfect is this vlog’s soundtrack? I mean, so on point, the beats were perfect with the cuts and I was just dancing along with it… I loved it, great job Jack!

[@simplyfira568]

rewatching these paris vlogs and ahhhh I'm in vibes again

[@dpsmile2]

Jack’s such a beautiful human. I love how calming these vlogs are.

[@robcol125]

I would say the little walk between the three bookstores are around 5th and 6th arrondissement, such beautiful parts of the city

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jack, you’re positively beaming today. It is your moral imperative that when in Paris, you give us FOMO.

[@AMAR9933]

I live in Aix-en-Provence and we have a really nice Eng bookstore here, Book in Bar. It sounds like the books are more expensive in Paris, atl some of them.

[@thefioretta100]

The vibes in this are immaculate. Love you Jack

[@biancacodau8961]

now I want to go book-shopping as well! would love to see a tour of parisian second-hand bookshops sometime in the future too :)

[@savannastreet7]

Master and margarita is one of my fav books ♥️

[@CegomezChannel]

love love love love love this video i want more of paris (ir anywhere) bookstores!!

[@hay_bail1]

I love the different world view your videos bring! It seems like everyone that vlogs in the US lives in NYC or LA which have a totally different culture and history from Paris. So cool!!♥️♥️♥️

[@leonie9868]

perfect timing for your video jack!! im laying in bed now, trying to calm my anxiety because I have an exam tomorrow, so thank you for uploading at the right time mwah!!😊

[@racheldixon387]

Good luck

[@AmberWoodMusicx]

Hope it goes well 💛

[@gavbbs8594]

Shakespeare and Company is by far the most beautiful book shop I've ever been in... And the people who worked there were so nice

[@Hopuxx]

I didnt think i could love Jack and this channel more but he put Loyle Carner as the background music and he's my favourite artist aaaaaaaaaaah

[@august3833]

The Abbey reminds me of my very favorite bookshop in Nashville which has since closed. It was nestled right behind the Frist art museum. I miss it so much!

[@franzi5797]

me vibing the whole time to this *immaculate* music choice

[@mathildestich6795]

You should try out the Librairie Galignani (Rue Rivoli), they have a solid English section at the back of the bookshop!

[@shilo2100]

Thank you for all your lovely videos Jack! You made me fall back in love with reading, especially fiction. Hope you have a wonderful time in Paris, it looks so magical!

[@jaredvlogs8891]

paris bookstores and thrift shops are the best uuuugh i miss this city trop trop

[@shailzajoshi9875]

This man is actually living my dream.

[@missbennett]

The Master & Margarita is on another level in the history of all books!

[@readingpastbedtime]

I love it when a bookstore includes their shop’s bookmarks when I order online. It’s the little things. When I travel (not much these days) I always visit local libraries and at least one bookstore. If I’m able to I’ll sign up for a visitor/non-resident library card. Obviously, I do not check out physical books. I’m interested in accessing their digital collection.

[@perry2689]

Great, you haven’t give up the Joe from YOU video! Look forward to it🤩

[@anacarolinacamilo1257]

i swear jack this videos just make my life a lot better thank you

[@TheOfficeIsBananas]

I LOVE RED WHEELBARROW! The owner Penelope is wonderful!

[@septimahora89]

Your videos are so uplifting!

[@steelcutoaths3033]

Book shopping is such a nice, relaxing self-care for me.

[@sternentalerswald]

I agree: Browsing a book shop can heal your soul. (And unfortunatly buying makes it even better.)

[@marcellastname6862]

That 50th anniversary copy of The Master and Margarita is the only book I have two exact copies of its so beautiful

[@dusty_artichoke]

'Shakespeare and Company' was also in film 'Before Sunset' so maybe that's also why some of the tourists go there. Great film, btw - the whole trilogy.

[@MusclesandBooks]

The title alone is my dream life.

[@MsMockingjay07]

I can’t wait to visit all these shops, especially the Abbey. I’ve heard it’s owned by a Canadian gentleman (I am Canadian) and has a large Hemingway collection.

[@Paulafartel]

please do more of these ✨ so relaxing to watch

[@neverbored]

Dissapointed you gave Master and Margarita 3 stars. One of my all time favourites ❤️

[@takenforpomegranate]

love the choice of music Jack! love listening to Tom Misch & Loyle Carner

[@lowkeyboldknit]

Can't wait for you to read The Master and Margarita 😁

[@titasbain]

Jack is really turning into my comfort booktuber

[@BinhPham-ft8pt]

Thank you Jack for your videos. I was super lazy during quarantine (my country is still in lockdown) until one of my friends recommended me your channel. Your love for books did inspire me to read more and I'm so happy I found you

[@robcol125]

The building inside the Jardin de Luxembourg is the French Senate! Also, the people who run the Abbey bookshop are just lovely

[@sarahch15]

As someone from Southern California, these bookshops give me anxiety. I can't imagine life without the threat of earthquakes 😅