Best Second-Hand Bookstore

John W. Doull is an oasis built out of words and pictures. Mountains of used books pleading, “Please pick me up. I have an interesting plot and believable characters. And my spine has already been cracked.” From hard-to-find antiquarian and rare titles, to used copies of recent bestsellers, Doull is your man. Plus, you can climb up a ladder to get books on the top shelves, which is so old-school cool. 1684 Barrington, 429-1652

1st runner-up Back Pages, 1526 Queen, 423-4750

2nd runner-up Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 1256 Hollis, 423-7100