A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove: we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic, and each is a world unto itself. While looking back on his grade-school infatuation with Frank Herbert's Dune, Henry Hitchings asks 15 writers from around the world to reveal their favorite bookshops, each conjuring a specific time and place. These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops and the insatiable desire to find your next favorite book. Among the authors included here are Ali Smith, Michael Dirda, Alaa Al Aswany, Stefano Benni, Daniel Kehlmann, Andrey Kurkov, Yiyun Li, Dorthe Nors, Elif Shafak, Ian Sansom, Iain Sinclair, Saša Stanišic, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez.