Book Towns

Description

The so-called “Book Towns” of the world are dedicated havens of literature, and the ultimate dream of book lovers everywhere. Book Towns takes readers on a richly illustrated tour of the 40 semi-officially recognized literary towns around the world and outlines the history and development of each community, and offers practical travel advice.

Many Book Towns have emerged in areas of marked attraction, such as Ureña in Spain or Fjaerland in Norway, where bookshops have been set up in buildings including former ferry waiting rooms and banks. While the UK has the best-known examples at Hay, Wigtown and Sedbergh, the book has a broad international appeal, featuring locations such as Jimbochu in Japan, College Street in Calcutta, and major unofficial “book cities” such as Buenos Aires.

Alex Johnson is a journalist, blogger and author of Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write, Improbable Libraries and Bookshelf. He lives in St Albans, London with his wife, three children, and plenty of books from all over the world.

Ascona, Switzerland
Becherel, France
Bellprat, Spain
Borrby, Sweden
Bowral, Australia
Bredevoort, Netherlands
Clunes, Australia
Cuisery, France
Damme, Belgium
Featherston, New Zealand
Fjaerland, Norway
Fontenoy, France
Gold Cities (Grass Valley & Nevada City), USA
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
Hobart (NY), USA
La Charité-sur-Loire, France
Langenberg and Katlenburg, Germany
Lilleputhammer, Norway
Montereggio, Italy
Montmorillon, France
Montolieu, France
Óbidos, Portugal
Paju, South Korea
Redu, Belgium
Richmond, South Africa
St-Pierre-de-Clage, Switzerland
Sedbergh, England
Selfoss, Iceland
Sidney, Canada
Stillwater & Twin Cities (Minnesota), USA
Sysmä, Finland
Torup, Denmark
Tvedestrand, Norway
Urueña, Spain
Wigtown, Scotland
Wünsdorf, Germany

Bhilar, India
Buenos Aires, Argentina
College Street, India
Jimbocho, Japan
Pop-Up Book Towns (including Vianden, Luxembourg and Graiguenamanagh, Ireland)"If you're and ink-and-paper loyalist, Alex Johnson's Book Towns: Forty-Five Paradises of the Printed Word (Frances Lincoln, $23), out this month, will soon be your favorite travel guide."—Travel & Leisure"In the forthcoming Book Towns, journalist Alex Johnson catalogues these most charming of tourist destinations."—Sarah Laskow, Atlas Obscura

Additional information

Dimensions	1 × 6.625 × 8.625 in
Imprint	Frances Lincoln
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780711238930
ISBN-10	0711238936
Author	Alex Johnson
Audience	General / adult
BISAC	TRV016000
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