Munich Readery

Top choice in Munich


With Germany's biggest collection of secondhand English-language titles, the Readery is the place to go in Bavaria for holiday reading matter. In fact we think this might be the only such secondhand bookshop between Paris and Prague. The shop holds events such as author readings, and there's a monthly book club. See the website for details.


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