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  • Published: 22 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241823064
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00

A World of Bookish Places

Travel Inspiration For Book Lovers



The perfect gift for book lovers

‘This book is packed with wanderlust fuel for the adventurous book addict.’ Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights, Bath

If you’ve ever planned a trip around a bookshop, sought out a hidden library or detoured for a literary landmark, this book is for you. Created by people who feel the same, A World of Bookish Places is a celebration of literary travel, written for book lovers who love to travel and travellers who love books.

You’ll discover:
- A beautifully designed gift book, featuring a foil-rich cover, ribbon marker, marble-effect endpapers and illustrations throughout
- A collection of 35 iconic literary cities, including London, Bath, Paris, and Chicago – plus additional bookish cities in the book’s directory
- Must-visit book nooks and landmarks, like cosy indie bookshops, welcoming libraries, historic author homes and literary cafés
- Curated reading lists for each city, featuring the essential fiction, non-fiction and poetry to whet your appetite for each city
- Literary walking tours, including through Tokyo's Jimbocho Book Town, and features on book towns and regions, such as Hay-on-Wye in the UK

  • Published: 22 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241823064
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

DK Travel

Travel is good for us. It makes us happy! Escape more, celebrate more, "weekend" more with DK travel guides and create memories that last a lifetime. Each of our books is jam-packed with gorgeous pictures, helpful maps and expert insights, making them totally comprehensive, really easy to use, and full of ideas and inspiration. And we know what we're doing – we've been publishing guides for over 30 years. So forget the ordinary. Travel extraordinary.

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