Books

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.