tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post4175083527460558399..comments2023-05-27T05:31:01.955-07:00Comments on The Story Girl: Bookish Spots of Paris: Shakespeare and CompanyLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-89656143319669677032012-10-22T06:31:02.055-07:002012-10-22T06:31:02.055-07:00That is really good to know -- I always wondered w...That is really good to know -- I always wondered why it was in a different location. And I've actually put Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs on my TBR due to your many posts about it. I'll have to walk the documentary as well. And someday, I want to visit your bookshop!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-21857709234975085752012-10-21T05:38:38.524-07:002012-10-21T05:38:38.524-07:00George Whitman was actually a friend of Sylvia'...George Whitman was actually a friend of Sylvia's and asked if he could open a second store in a different location. I think I heard that it was called 'Le Mistral' but he changed the name to match the original. Then he named his daughter after her too. I never made it to Paris before George died, to my great sadness. I wrote all about it in a blog post, <a href="http://musingsofabookshopgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/why-i-wish-id-reached-paris-sooner.html" rel="nofollow">Why I wish I'd reached Paris sooner</a>, which you might like. I also HIGHLY recommend 'Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs' by Jeremy Mercer - who DID stay at the shop, for over a year - and a documentary called 'Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man', about George and the shop. It's on Google video to watch free. <br /><br />Seriously, I'M SO JEALOUS! If it wasn't for my five years of agoraphobia-busting in my late teens/early twenties I like to think I'd have made it there by now, but it hasn't happened yet. I take comfort in the thought that Mercer's book - and George's philosophy - actually played a big part in shaping the choices we made and the atmosphere we've tried to create in opening our own bookshop. What bigger tribute could I make?Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-13014483692938044932011-05-27T13:56:13.491-07:002011-05-27T13:56:13.491-07:00You know, I've never had more than a passing i...You know, I've never had more than a passing interest in France before. But reading about your bookish discoveries REALLY makes me want to hop on a place and go. Very cool :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-12311905592674779582011-05-27T09:40:02.148-07:002011-05-27T09:40:02.148-07:00It seems like a great place with a lot of history....It seems like a great place with a lot of history.Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917704326736252690noreply@blogger.com