Literary Destinations Around the Globe

A World of Bookish Places is a travel book for readers, exploring 35 cities with strong literary connections, from London, Bath and Paris to Chicago and Washington DC, along with a directory of 24 further destinations. Each city features its notable bookshops, libraries, writers' homes and literary cafés, together with a suggested reading list.

Literary walking tours lead through places such as Dante's Florence, the Jimbocho book district of Tokyo and the Harlem of the Harlem Renaissance, while dedicated book towns including Hay-on-Wye and Concord, Massachusetts are also covered. Presented as a gift edition with a foiled cover, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers and illustrations, it makes an ideal present for keen readers and travellers.

• 35 featured cities plus 24 more in the directory
• Hardback gift edition, 224 pages

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