But even if you never get to any of them, the beautiful photos and charming stories are perfect for the book-loving armchair traveler.
“Book Towns” of the world are hamlets, villages, and towns center on literature and bookshops - in other words, paradises for book lovers.īook Towns will take you on a tour of the recognized literary towns around the world, with stories of how they grew and offering information on how to get there. “Page by page, Eckstein perfectly captures our lifelong love affair with books, bookstores, and book-sellers that is at once heartfelt, bittersweet, and cheerfully confessional.” Read an excerpt from this book on this site.
Quirky and charming, the anecdotes and stories feature many of today’s most renowned authors and thinkers.Some of these bookstores have gone by the wayside, many, thankfully, are still open for business. It’s a collection of 75 gorgeous detailed paintings of some of the world’s most iconic bookstores, served up with the inside scoop about what goes on inside them. New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein presents Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers. “In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations … A source of endless inspiration, literary facts and recommendations, Bibliophile is pure bookish joy.”įootnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstoresįootnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstoreson *įootnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores on Amazon* Best of all, it’s a wonderful resource for discovering some of the greatest reads ever. You’ll find literary trivia, see the world’s beautiful bookstores, workplaces of famous authors, and even get a taste of famous fictional meals. Bibliophile: An Illustrated History by Jane MountĪ love letter to all things bookish, book people and places are curated by Jane Mount, who illuminates them with the vibrant illustrations she’s known for. What perfect gifts these make for the book nerds in your life - or for yourself, if you fit that description! In this list you’ll find a book about so-called “book towns” around the world a celebration of libraries a musing on the art of reading itself a collection on the thrill of finding rare books a few books on bookshops, and a book on the joy of bibliomania. At left, Bibliophile: An Illustrated History by Jane Mount, which kicks off this list. Here’s a slew of books for book lovers that celebrate the passion for the page. We also love books about bookshops, libraries, and even books about books and reading! This might seem eccentric at first glance, but for the devout book lover, it makes perfect sense. For bibliophiles, it’s not enough to be so obsessed with books that we’re reading four or five works of fiction or nonfiction at any given time.
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