I
stumbled (via Andrew Sullivan) upon
this list from The Guardian of the 10 best book shops in the world. I love that they had the guts to place a Borders (in Glasgow) on its list.
When in Denver it's hard to beat the Colfax Ave.
Tattered Cover for
atmosphere and selection of new books, unless of course, you counter with its
LoDo location. For used and antiquarian I am also fond of
The Hermitage in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood and
Books Buffs down on South Pearl. And then there's
Fahrenheit's Books on Broadway which rarely lets me down in the used fiction department...I could go on.
Alas, it will be some time before I dare
peruse their hallowed shelves.