The uncertain future of the world’s largest secondhand book market

Badlands-saving bison, photographing the Pyrenees, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. November 20, 2019 A Historic Book Market's Uncertain Future The College Street market in Kolkata, India, known by locals as Boi Para, spans more than a mile and covers a million square feet. It’s the largest secondhand book market in the world, and has been providing books to the community since the 1870s—but now its independent booksellers are fearing the arrival of a massive mall. Read More → Bison Could Help Shape the Badlands Last month, four bison bulls leapt out of a tractor trailer in South Dakota. They were the first to walk and graze on this land, a newly designated swath of Badlands National Park, in nearly 150 years. Their return may provide insight into how reintroduced populations learn to engage with and impact land they haven’t trod in decades. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Last Chance to Join Us in Barcelona This February we're visiting Barcelona during one of the most exciting times of the year: Carnival. Over seven days, we'll dive into the city's history, enjoy a private concert in a Masonic library turned residence, and conclude with a private Carnival Gala inside a Belle Époque atelier. Booking ends November 30. Learn more → Viewing the Pyrenees From an Antique Airplane Photographer Garrett Fisher is fascinated by the Pyrenees, a mountain range that forms the boundary between Spain and France and contains the entire nation of Andorra. Fusing his passion for the mountains, amateur photography, and flying World War II-era Piper Cubs, he created a series of photographs that reveal the mountain range’s wealth of gorgeous, unexpected textures. Read more → NAFPLIO, GREECE Gravestone Staircase A staircase made of gravestones leads up to the Church of Agioi Pantes built into a giant rock. Read more → EVANSTON, ILLINOIS Garage Door Art Gallery Original murals by artist Teresa Parod have transformed a residential alley in Evanston, Illinois, into a vibrant drive-through gallery. Read more → From our friends at Quartz Fighting Censorship With Fax Machines In 1989, students in Hong Kong used fax machines to fight Chinese censorship of Tiananmen Square. Now, 30 years after the events at Tiananmen Square, most people in China still know little about this history. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222