点评:I've been to Readings Carlton more times than I can count, and it never disappoints. It was awarded the International Bookstore of the Year at the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards in 2016 — beating out legendary stores from London and New York — and on any given visit, you understand exactly why.
The famous bargain table near the entrance is always the first stop, a reliable source of genuinely interesting finds at great prices. But the real treasure on this visit was the cookbook section — one of the most impressive ranges I've seen in any bookshop. I spent time browsing Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty More, the follow-up to his brilliant Plenty, and was seriously tempted by Phaidon's The Silver Spoon — a future purchase I suspect is already inevitable.
The staff are knowledgeable, the curation is exceptional, and the range spans everything from literary fiction to cookbooks, art books, vinyl and gifts — without ever feeling like it's trying too hard. Readings also stays open late, making it a perfect stop before or after dinner on Lygon Street.
A Melbourne institution in the truest sense. Non-negotiable if you're in Carlton.
翻译:我去过卡尔顿的里丁书店(Readings Carlton)的次数多到数不清,每次去都觉得不虚此行。它在2016年伦敦书展国际卓越奖中荣获“年度国际书店”称号,击败了伦敦和纽约的众多传奇书店,每次到访,你都会明白它获奖的真正原因。
入口附近著名的特价区总是我的首选,那里总能淘到物美价廉的真正好书。但这次真正的惊喜是烹饪书区——这是我在任何书店见过的最令人印象深刻的烹饪书系列之一。我花了不少时间翻阅约塔姆·奥托伦吉(Yotam Ottolenghi)的《Plenty More》,这是他那本精彩著作《Plenty》的续作,而且费顿出版社(Phaidon)的《银勺子》(The Silver Spoon)也让我非常心动——我想我迟早会把它收入囊中。
店员知识渊博,选书眼光独到,商品种类繁多,从文学小说到烹饪书、艺术书籍、黑胶唱片和礼品,应有尽有——而且一切都显得自然而然,毫不矫揉造作。 Readings 营业至深夜,是您在 Lygon Street 用餐前后小憩的理想之选。
它堪称墨尔本的标志性餐厅,如果您身处 Carlton 区,那就千万不要错过。