Anyone who has ever ventured into the boundless expanses of an independent bookstore will be familiar with the feeling that has sparked so many of these stories: the desire for discovery, a new world awaits behind every cover – an undiscovered galaxy upon every shelf.
Scroll through this excerpt from Do You Read Me?, a literary journey that takes in the most inspiring, remarkable, and successful bookstores that our world has to offer, and discover the most beautiful bookshops in the world to bookmark for your next trip.