Librebook Brussels

Books in 20 European languages

Renata from Brussels

""Librebook": 'a bookshop based on the Brussels state of mind (mixed, chaotic, curious, odd, open, irregular...)', with books in 20 languages! It's so cosy!"

Brussels is informally called the capital of Europe, as here we have all the main European Institutions that make the EU possible.

Walking along its streets, you can hear people speaking any language you can think of. These people are probably not tourists but people who live and work in Brussels. Up till not long ago, these people would have to return to their home country if they wanted to buy a book in their own language. Fortunately, not anymore!

Not far from the European Parliament (10 minutes walk at most), and just off the "Matonge" neighborhood, Librebook has now opened its doors. They describe themselves as "a bookshop based on the Brussels state of mind (mixed, chaotic, curious, odd, open, irregular...)". I agree 100%.

It's not too big, which makes it cosy. All the furniture is second-hand (mainly from banks, weird!), which is nice. Then you walk around and see books in all those "strange" languages, hear people talking in those random languages, and probably see them sipping a glass of good European wine, tea or coffee.

They also do different events such as workshops, book readings, aperojazz poetry reading in whatever language you know. Super interesting! Check out their website and Facebook page for the latest news.

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Brussels Spotter Renata

About me: I was born and raised in Torino, in the North of Italy. Studying engineering allowed me to live in many different countries. When I came to the point where I needed to look for a job I decided I wanted to have another experience abroad. In 2003 the job offer came from Brussels, for a big multinational company. I wasn’t that excited, didn’t know Brussels very well, and I always thought it was a grey and boring city. But I moved anyway and less than 6 months later this city had already changed my opinion and I have now declared it my hometown. I’ve even bought an apartment here n...

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