# About Places to Wander

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Places to Wander is an editorial field guide from The Corporate Artist to independent bookstores and bookshops worth finding in person.

A field guide from Morgan Sage Norman, author of The Corporate Artist, a book about creativity at work.

## How we choose

We look for independent shops with a point of view: exceptional selection, a meaningful specialty, a room worth experiencing, a role in its neighborhood, or the possibility of finding something you did not arrive looking for. The guides are edited, not numerically ranked. A bookstore does not have to stock The Corporate Artist to be included.

## Questions

### What is Places to Wander?
Places to Wander is an editorial field guide from The Corporate Artist to independent bookstores and bookshops worth finding in person.

### How are bookstores selected?
We look for places with a point of view: exceptional books, meaningful specialties, distinctive rooms, strong neighborhood roles, or the possibility of finding something you did not arrive looking for.

### Are the bookstores ranked?
No. Places to Wander is edited, not numerically ranked.

### What does "Worth a special trip for" mean?
It is the detail that gives a place its pull: a collection, room, shelf, specialty, history, machine, or surprise that makes it worth going out of your way to experience.

### Does a bookstore have to carry The Corporate Artist to be included?
No. Editorial inclusion is independent of whether a bookstore stocks or recommends The Corporate Artist.

### What is The Detour?
The Detour is one place in an issue worth going out of your way for. It is an editorial designation, not a ranking.

### How current is the information?
Bookstores change. We periodically review practical information, but readers should check current hours and details with the bookstore before traveling.

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