1. At The Learned Owl Book Shop in Hudson, the building is old but the books are new. Find a tome for every occasion by skimming the upstairs holiday room or a front-of-the-store graduation-themed display. With events almost every weekend, you’ll always have an excuse to stop by and inhale that new book smell. 204 N. Main St., Hudson, 330-653-2252, learnedowl.com
2. Loganberry Books resembles a castle library more than a local bookstore. With floor-to-ceiling displays and rolling ladders, arched shelves from a former mansion that house 19th-century leather-bound volumes, and a charming children’s section with new and vintage finds, this 9,000-square-foot store is a bibliophiles’ dream. 13015 Larchmere Blvd., Shaker Heights, 216-795-9800, loganberrybooks.com
3. Paperbacks stacked upward and sideways line shelves, tables, walls and corners at Mac’s Backs-Books on Coventry. Don’t be fooled by the small storefront, this place is spilling over in books. So whether it’s new staff picks, used $2.50 classics in a corner or journals priced by size alone, you’ll find something. 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-2665, macsbacks.com
