I have a fondness for Paris. Until I finished both authors, I always read Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas there. Plus George Orwell in Paris and I think it was Poe who wrote ‘The murders on the mason ruge’ around Paris too
I don’t know about the city but there’s a town in Scotland called Wigtown. I’m sure the populations under 1000 people and it has like 15 bookstores and a book festival etc and I would like to visit it sometime
Wigtown was a planned book-town to help the local economy recover. No famous authors I’m afraid. But still worth a visit. Lovely coastline. Old Neolithic stones. Incidentally Hay is thought to derive from old English or Saxon meaning “fenced in” or “wooded” area-and the town sits on the River Wye
Just from my own travel experience I’d say NYC (primarily because of the incredible book fairs and publishing houses), London (for the same reasons) and Portland, Oregon.
Manhattan, NY
(NYCity)
Moscow
London.
London and New York City
I have a fondness for Paris. Until I finished both authors, I always read Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas there. Plus George Orwell in Paris and I think it was Poe who wrote ‘The murders on the mason ruge’ around Paris too
Paris is more of a Painter’s city, a Dancer’s city, a Musician’s city. The authors you mentioned are huge, but there’s a sharp drop-off.
Hay-on-Wye!
London
San Fran
I don’t know about the city but there’s a town in Scotland called Wigtown. I’m sure the populations under 1000 people and it has like 15 bookstores and a book festival etc and I would like to visit it sometime
Any famous writers in Wigtown?
@Kathy I honestly don’t know, it’s only like 2-3 hour drive from me, I will need to visit at some time
So the Scottish Hay-on-Wye? Adding it to my list for when I eventually get to Scotland!
What does Hay-on-Wye mean?
Hay-on Wye is a small town in Wales that is filled with bookshops and is known for its literary festival.
What is the translation of Hay and Wye? Do these words have a specific meaning?
Wye is the name of the river. I don’t know about Hay. Wonder if they are Welsh words or just names.
They must also have a meaning in Scotland.
Google translate doesn’t seem to recognize them.
According to Google translate hay is there are in Spanish and Wye is wye in English.
Wigtown was a planned book-town to help the local economy recover. No famous authors I’m afraid. But still worth a visit. Lovely coastline. Old Neolithic stones. Incidentally Hay is thought to derive from old English or Saxon meaning “fenced in” or “wooded” area-and the town sits on the River Wye
Hudson Richmond:
Excellent response.
Thank you.
@Hudson Thank you!
Sean: why is the town called Wigtown?
I don’t know this a 100% but I think i saw that Wigtown meant dwelling place in old English language
It sounds like an upscale wig shop in NYCity!
Dublin, Ireland
Any one here from Ireland?
Shrewsbury and Bath
It’s looking like we might need a swimsuit competition to sort this out.
Just from my own travel experience I’d say NYC (primarily because of the incredible book fairs and publishing houses), London (for the same reasons) and Portland, Oregon.
Some excellent book stores in.Portland , such as Powells Books.
Not a city, but Brome, Quebec, Canada, is Louise Penny’s town. You can even take a Three Pine’s Tour.
A little village called Haworth, in Yorkshire, England. Three top writers lived there (the Bronte sisters!) ?
I went to Haworth to see the Bronte Parsonage, and it is fantastic!
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge Ma still has many.independent and excellent bookstores.
Too bad.the Harvard Coop was taken over by B&N!?
Rome!
Santiago Chili for Isabel Allende. She is a fantastic writer. Ines of My Soul is about the founding of Santiago. It is not a classic yet.