Book town
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A book town is a town or village with many used book or antiquarian bookstores. These stores, as well as literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists. Some book towns are members of the International Organisation of Book Towns.[1]
List of book towns
Book towns with known dates of operation
- Bellprat, Spain (2008)[2]
- Bhilar, India (2017)[3]
- Blaenavon, Wales (2003–2006)[4][5]
- Borrby, Sweden (2011)[6]
- Brownville, Nebraska, US (2004)[7]
- Clunes, Victoria, Australia (2007)[8]
- Dalmellington, Scotland (1997–2005)[9]
- Esquelbecq, France (2010)[10]
- Featherston, New Zealand (2015)[11]
- Hay-on-Wye, Wales (1962)[12][13]
- Hobart, New York, US (2005)[14]
- Jimbōchō Book Town, Japan (1868)
- La Pobla de Segur, Spain (2018)[15]
- Langkawi International Book Village, Malaysia (1997, unknown date of closure)[16]
- Mellösa, Sweden (2001)[17]
- Montmorillon, France (2000)[18]
- Montolieu, France (1991)
- Paju Book City, South Korea (1989)
- Redu, Belgium (1984)[13]
- Sedbergh, England (2003)[19]
- Torup, Denmark (2006)[20]
- Urueña, Spain (2007)[21]
Book towns with unknown dates of operation
See also
- UNESCO World Book Capital (est. 2001)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."International Organisation of Book Towns". www.booktown.net.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bellprat Vila del Llibre". www.viladelllibre.cat. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dey, Panchali. "Bhilar, India's first 'book village', welcomes you to test your reading skills". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kennedy, Maev (28 June 2003). "Books open new chapter for Plywood City". The Guardian.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goodenough, Mike (17 March 2006). "Blaenafon – The Booktown Experiment Fails". TheBookGuide. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Borrby Bokby – Sveriges första bokby". Borrby Bokby.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Welcome to Brownville Nebraska – Events, News and Info". Brownville Nebraska – Merchants of Brownvill.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leggatt, Johanna (30 April 2014). "Clunes turns a page and celebrates its Booktown Festival". Weekly Times. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goodenough, Mike (11 April 2005). "Dalmellington Book Town – on the road to nowhere". TheBookGuide. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Esquelbook le site d'Esquelbecq, Village du Livre". esquelbook.com (in français). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Booktown | Featherston, New Zealand". featherston-booktown. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Richard Booth obituary". The Guardian. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dominic Rech (31 August 2019). "The 'mini Trump' who built a kingdom out of books". CNN. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For Those Who Love Books – Home". Hobartbookvillage.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Book town Festival". Ajuntament de La Pobla de Segur. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bhattacharya, Raj. "Langkawi International Book Village". Langkawi Insight. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Book Town in Mellösa". 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alex Johnson (5 April 2018). Book Towns. Frances Lincoln (White Lion 2). p. 90. ISBN 978-1-78101-242-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our Book Town Story". Visit Sedbergh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Velkommen til Torup Bogby" [Welcome to Torup Bogby]. torupbogby.dk (in dansk). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Turismo Provincia de Valladolid". Diputaciondevalladolid.es. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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