Sarasota News and Books

Florida-s a great place to read, what with all the beaches. When you-re not watching the Bucs on Sunday Ticket on DIRECT TV get out there and peruse some of the state-s best independent bookstores. Here are a few of our favorites
Inkwell-s ” Touting itself as Tampa-s only independent bookstore Inkwells is practically an institution. The staff is friendly and the coffee-s strong and there-s no doubt you can kill an afternoon (or a weekend) among the shelves here.
Haslam-s ” Located in St. Petersburg, Haslam-s is the city-s biggest new and used bookstore. There are thousands upon thousands of titles here and they-ve got an impressive array of magazine options as well. Bring some comfy walking shoes and some patience.
Brant-s Used Books ” Right here in Sarasota is one of Florida-s oldest and largest used bookstores ” Brant-s. It-s got a devoted local following and some of the more comfy seating around but don-t expect a Starbucks style coffee shop here. Brant-s specializes in books, not in lattes.
Get out there and read the summer away here in sunny Florida!