An old space for new-book lovers

Many people in Saigon like to find a quiet place to read some book.Book Nest, a small bookstore with old and new books, is for thosereaders.

Book Nest in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District.

The idea of setting up this bookstore came to Nguyen Thi Da Thuong, areporter based in HCMC, while she was in Bagan in Myanmar reading anarticle called “Nhung tiem sach ay bay gio o dau?” (Where are all thosebookstores now?) by Prof. Ngo Bao Chau. She opened the place for peoplewith the same hobby and to sell only carefully selected books.

Book Nest covers an area of 50 square meters at 53-C9, Road 11 (MieuNoi) in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District. It reminds people of those old daysthanks to the books’ paper smell and brown pages and some old-styleillustrations on the wooden shelves. People can relax in an old chairwhile listening to some melodies from an old cassette tape player.

Book Nest also hosts regular exhibitions of old newspapers, writers’autographs and drafts of poets, and other seminars of indoor tree caringand book binding techniques.

According to Thuong, she has been to similar bookstores overseas likethe Book Actually in Singapore. “When I first entered Book Actually, Iimmediately felt a spiritual life of Singapore, even though a glimpseinto the history of this country. I think that’s what I need for my ownbookstore. You can enter Book Nest and go home with none of yourfavorite books but there must be something about this place in yourmind.”

People might feel interesting to see a corner of “Lost & Found” atthe bookstore where people can open a small trunk and see many people’snotes telling stories about their lost items, books or music discs. BookNest will try to find those lost things to put them back into the trunkfor guests.

Book Nest is a comfortable place for guests to choose and read books.The shop owner welcomes all to her shop to find a place to relax, buybooks and enjoy little happy things. Guests may be treated to freesnacks like banana sweet soup, Hanoi’s plums, and tea to join a cozyconversation with the bookstore owner.

SGT

An old space for new-book lovers

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