| It's not hard to find English reading material in Brussels. | | | | Stonemanor |
| In fact, most of the French and Dutch bookstores | | | | Steenhofstraat 28 |
| carry a range of English best-sellers. But where do | | | | 3078 Everberg |
| you go if you are looking for something besides the | | | | Belgium |
| latest Dan Brown thriller? | | | | Cook and Book |
| If you enjoy reading as much as I do, purchasing | | | | Cook and Book, as the name suggests, is both a book |
| English books in Brussels can get expensive. Here are | | | | shop and a restaurant. The English section in Cook and |
| a few places to find good deals on books as well as | | | | Book is small and quite expensive but it is a |
| more variety than the English corner of the major | | | | comfortable place to browse. You can also find great |
| book stores. | | | | English art and travel books if you are prepared to |
| Waterstone's | | | | dive into the predominately French areas of the store. |
| The obvious choice for English books in Brussels is | | | | Even if you only browse, or stop for a bite to eat, |
| Waterstone's. This UK chain has a fairly large store in | | | | Cook and Book is definitely worth a visit. |
| Brussels and, along with the usual best-sellers, they | | | | Cook and Book |
| have a decent selection of magazines, cookbooks, | | | | Ave Paul Hymans 251 |
| reference and children's books. Waterstone's isn't | | | | 1200 Brussels |
| cheap but they often have 'buy 2 get one free' deals | | | | Belgium |
| and discounts on best-sellers. | | | | Filigranes |
| Waterstone's | | | | Filigranes is a predominantly French book store but |
| Boulevard Adolphe Maxlaan 71-75 | | | | there are a few reasons why it appeals to English |
| B-1000 Brussels | | | | readers. First, it has a coffee and snack bar - |
| Belgium | | | | something that is seriously lacking in the Belgian book |
| Sterling Books | | | | store scene. There is a decent selection of English |
| Not far from Waterstone's, you can find Sterling | | | | paperbacks in the basement and a few English |
| Books. Sterling is a bit more expensive and doesn't | | | | magazines can be found if you poke through the |
| have as large a selection as Waterstone's, but they do | | | | magazine section. The art and travel sections are |
| have some more unique choices. Their travel literature | | | | definitely worth browsing. True, most of the books are |
| section is particularly good. As the largest English | | | | in French but you can spot a few English gems as |
| independent bookseller in Brussels, you can sleep | | | | well. |
| easier knowing you aren't lining the pockets of yet | | | | Filigranes |
| another chain store. | | | | Avenue des Arts 39 |
| Sterling Books | | | | 1000 Brussels |
| 38, Rue Fossé aux Loups | | | | Book Festival |
| 1000 Brussels | | | | Once a year in Brussels, (more frequently if you are |
| Belgium | | | | willing to travel to other cities), you can greatly increase |
| Stonemanor | | | | your English library by visiting the book festival. This is |
| If you have a car, or a lot of patience to ride the De | | | | run by a Dutch company and visits major cities in |
| Lijn bus, you can head out to Everberg and visit | | | | Belgium and the Netherlands. There are many English |
| Stonemanor. Besides having all of the British food | | | | books available for extremely low prices. If you are |
| delicacies you may be craving, Stonemanor has a | | | | looking for last season's best-sellers, at up to 90% off, |
| small selection of English books. While there aren't as | | | | this is the place to go. |
| many books to choose from as at the actual | | | | Other English Book Options |
| bookstores, there are often decent discounts on older | | | | There are tons of second-hand bookstores in Brussels |
| books, as they change their stock frequently. Even | | | | and most of the larger ones carry at least a limited |
| better is their selection of English magazines. The | | | | selection of English books. If you are looking for |
| cooking section alone is worth the trip. | | | | bargains (and sometimes freebies), check out the |
| Twice a year (spring and fall), Stonemanor hosts one | | | | expat forums in spring and fall when the annual expat |
| of the best book events in Belgium - the charity book | | | | migration is in full swing. Also, don't forget that Amazon |
| sale. During this sale, second-hand books are donated | | | | UK delivers to Belgium, usually very quickly. |
| and sold for a euro an inch! That's right - you stack | | | | It may take a bit more searching to find that elusive |
| your books beside a ruler and pay by the inch. There | | | | English book at a reasonable price, but there are a lot |
| is always a huge selection of paperbacks from the | | | | worse places on the continent for an English |
| best-seller list as well as children's books and DVDs. | | | | book-lover to be located. Happy Reading! |