Do You Read Me?: Bookstores Around the World

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Lose yourself in the pages of this showcase of some of the most beautiful, innovative, and successful bookshops around the world. Bookshops are powerful places with the -freedom to deep-dive into their niche, from -cooking to cartoons, architecture to anarchy. - Do you read me? reconsiders the bookshop as a cornerstone of the community, where subcultures have the physical space to thrive. Bookshops are universally recognized as marketplaces of knowledge, curiosity, inspiration, and entertainment. They also promote communication and tolerance across cultures and have become destinations for both local communities and travelers. Within a changing media environment their role has been shifting, leading their overseers to pursue different ways to engage with their customers and build local--and sometimes even regional--support for their businesses. Do you read me? seeks out the most innovative and beautiful bookshops achieving this, sharing their concepts and celebrating book culture in all its glorious forms.

Travel writer Marianne Julia Strauss has scoured the globe for the past decade in search of the top bookstores. In Do you read me? she has collected a selection of the ones you need to include in your next itinerary.

"A showcase of some of the most beautiful, innovative, and successful book shops around the world" -- CALEOPAPER "It's a poignant reminder of the irreplaceable role that local bookstores can play in bringing communities together and ensuring the survival of culture within our cities." -- ELLE DECORATION "Lose yourself in some of the most beautiful and innovative bookshops around the world" -- YOU MAGAZINE IN THE MAIL ON SUNDAY