A Novel Idea in Dar es Salaam.
I’m in Tanzania with the International Reporting Project (IRP). (Learn more about our reporting trips here!)
As I discovered in Zambia, I love visiting local bookstores in new countries. This morning, in between exchanging money and buying SIM cards, I visited this lovely little book nook down the street.
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- The nice young lady who rather shyly showed me around the store.
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- Although they didn’t have many books from Tanzania (not counting nature and guidebooks), the bookstore had an impressive “African Interest” section.
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- This was the book the staff recommended. The author lives in Canada, but the book is set in Tanzania.
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- Another local pick.
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- If this book didn’t weigh easily 10 pounds, I would have gotten it. I still might.
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- The store was cozy and bright.
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- Children’s book room, complete with a Learning Tree.
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- I love the books shelved high up; it reminds me of Belle’s library in “Beauty and the Beast.”
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- It’s amazing how many books they were able to fit in one small store.
Categories: Bookstores & Events, Photography & Videography, Travel
Melody Schreiber 
Ahhh looks like my kind of place! Have a wonderful trip! I will be following along from MN!
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I love it, Melody!
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