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That Airbnb Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland? Reader, I Ran It…

That AirBnB bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland? Reader, I ran it. And I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Books have always been in my blood and now, Wigtown is too.

Bookish Stops on the Southern Route

A road trip lets one couple ease into their new lives—one bookish landmark, mile, city, and state at a time. 

London’s Feminist Bookshops

From The Second Shelf to the Feminist Library, take a tour of new and older feminist bookstores in London and add them to your bookish travel itinerary.

Rambling in the London Library

Take a tour of the London Library via a reader who overcame anxiety about the austere place to take an in-person tour and consider membership.

There Is Now A Bookstore In The Bronx

The Lit. Bar is now open in the Bronx, serving readers who've had no place to buy books for over three years.

10 Best Bookish Events in the U.S., UK, and Ireland

Literary performances, read-a-thons, events, festivals, and more!

Cool Bookish Places: Sticky Institute, Melbourne

The Sticky Institute Melbourne is one of the city's eclectic, unique institutions and well worth a stop, especially if you love 'zines.

Getting Whitmanian: Walt Whitman At The New York Public Library

If you're in New York, make a stop at the New York Public Library and check out their ode to Walt Whitman in honor of his 200th birthday.

Maker of Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien Comes to the Morgan

Tolkien’s life and work are on display at The Morgan Library & Museum. In case you can't make it, here are facts one visitor learned about the LOTR author.

Cool Bookish Places: Squishface Comic Studio, Melbourne

Take a virtual tour of one of Melbourne's cool bookish places, Squishface Comic Studio, where patrons can explore comics and interact with creators.