All of the English language bookshops in Rome have their fans: there are people who swear by the Anglo-American bookshop or the Lion bookshop, but the best loved of all must be the Almost Corner bookshop in Trastevere.
Although the premises is small, the space is used well, cluttered and stuffed with books in a way that encourages browsing and promises the odd surprise find. Special ranges include poetry and history, but there's a bit of something for everyonw. The Almost Corner is also a very central part of the English-speaking community in Rome, with owner Dermot regularly turning up to man the stall at local book events.
Their name comes from their origins: they were originally on a corner, and called the Corner Bookshop; when they changed premises they changed the name to suit the new location.
Like many places in Trastevere, the Almost Corner is easy to reach if you know the way, and impossible if you don't. It's on Via del Moro, which runs between Ponte Sisto and Via della Lungaretta, very close the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Almost Corner Bookshop
Via del Moro 45
00153 Rome
Tel. +39 06 583 6942