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Culture
The World's Best Independent Bookshops
By Anna Hale
25.08.2026
The best independent bookshops aren’t necessarily the ones with the most books. They’re the ones with a strong sense of what belongs on the shelves, whether that means rare editions, old photography books, small-run magazines or a love of one particular kind of literature. We’ve picked a few with particularly good selections, in some very good buildings, from Rome to Tokyo.
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