https://artist.fyi/places/Places to WanderPlaces to Wander is an editorial field guide from The Corporate Artist to independent bookstores and bookshops worth finding in person.2026-09-20T00:00:00ZThe Corporate Artisthttps://artist.fyi/https://artist.fyi/places/london/London: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in London, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Daunt Books Marylebone in Marylebone, London Review Bookshop in Bloomsbury and Word on the Water in King’s Cross. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/boston-cambridge/Boston / Cambridge: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Boston / Cambridge, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Harvard Book Store in Harvard Square, Brattle Book Shop in Downtown Boston and Trident Booksellers & Café in Back Bay. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/chicago/Chicago: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Chicago, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Seminary Co-op in Hyde Park, Myopic Books in Wicker Park and Quimby’s in Wicker Park. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/los-angeles/Los Angeles: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Los Angeles, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Skylight Books in Los Feliz, Arcana: Books on the Arts in Culver City and Reparations Club in West Adams area. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/new-orleans/New Orleans: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in New Orleans, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Octavia Books in Uptown, Baldwin & Co. in Marigny and Faulkner House Books in French Quarter. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/new-york/New York: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in New York, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Three Lives & Company in West Village, Strand Book Store in Union Square and Albertine in Upper East Side. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/portland/Portland: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Portland, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Powell’s City of Books in West Burnside, Broadway Books in Northeast Broadway and Mother Foucault’s Bookshop in Central Eastside. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/san-francisco/San Francisco: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in San Francisco, Places to Wander's edited guide includes City Lights Booksellers & Publishers in North Beach, Green Apple Books in Richmond and Medicine for Nightmares in Mission. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/seattle/Seattle: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Seattle, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Elliott Bay Book Company in Capitol Hill, Queen Anne Book Company in Queen Anne and Open Books: A Poem Emporium in Pioneer Square. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/washington-dc/Washington, DC: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Washington, DC, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Politics and Prose in Connecticut Avenue, Solid State Books in H Street NE and Capitol Hill Books in Eastern Market. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/amsterdam/Amsterdam: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Amsterdam, Places to Wander's edited guide includes American Book Center in Spui, Athenaeum Boekhandel in Spui and San Serriffe in De Wallen. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/berlin/Berlin: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Berlin, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Dussmann English Bookshop in Friedrichstraße, Curious Fox in Kreuzberg and do you read me?! in Mitte. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/dublin/Dublin: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Dublin, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Books Upstairs in D’Olier Street, The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar and The Winding Stair in Ormond Quay. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/melbourne/Melbourne: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Melbourne, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Readings Carlton in Carlton, The Paperback Bookshop in Bourke Street and Metropolis Bookshop in Curtin House. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/montreal/Montréal: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Montréal, Places to Wander's edited guide includes The Word in Milton-Parc, L'Euguélionne in Village and Librairie Saint-Henri Books in Saint-Henri. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/paris/Paris: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Paris, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Shakespeare and Company in Latin Quarter, Galignani in Rue de Rivoli and Artazart in Canal Saint-Martin. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/stockholm/Stockholm: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Stockholm, Places to Wander's edited guide includes The English Bookshop in Södermalm, Hedengrens in Sturegallerian and Papercut in Södermalm. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/sydney/Sydney: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookshops in Sydney, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Gleebooks in Glebe, Abbey’s Bookshop in City Centre and Ariel Booksellers in Paddington. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/toronto/Toronto: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Toronto, Places to Wander's edited guide includes TYPE Books in Queen West, Ben McNally Books in Queen East and The Monkey's Paw in Bloorcourt. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.https://artist.fyi/places/vancouver/Vancouver: Places to Wander, Issue 0012026-09-13T00:00:00Z2026-09-20T00:00:00ZIf you're looking for the best independent bookstores in Vancouver, Places to Wander's edited guide includes Massy Books in Chinatown, The Paper Hound in Downtown and MacLeod’s Books in Downtown. Explore the selected shops below, with neighborhood context, drawings and links to each shop's own website. The guide is edited, not numerically ranked.