The Best Bookstores Around the Globe (with Recommendations)

They're worth making the trip for.

I have only one rule when it comes to shopping: Whenever I see a new-to-me bookstore, I must go in and buy a book. Since instituting that rule a decade ago, I’ve racked up ~100 books from various visits, from Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street to Napa, California—it’s served me well and brought me an immeasurable amount of joy.

Here are my favorite bookstore…