I have long wanted to gather information on good books on interesting cities to share with others (guides, art, museums, architecture, history, culture, locals, fiction, food and so on). Afterall, I
am the citytravelbug!
So have have started building book collections for cities, big and small, some I have visited, some that I haven't, and pulling those together on Amazon (it really is the best place to do it).
Here's the official blurb:
citytravelbug books have been carefully curated to satisfy your curiosity about some of the world's greatest cities.
Whether you're planning a trip, learning more before returning, preparing to move, reliving memories, doing a little virtual travel, adding to a collection, or just having fun letting your curious mind travel, this collection is for you.
Yes, if you buy a book online here, citytravelbug earns a little commission, but that's not really the point (though that would be lovely:).
It's more important to citytravelbug that you add gems to your booklist - to pick up at your local bookstore, borrow from the library, hunt down in 2nd hand bookstores (we love that too!) or buy online - and enjoy reading them.
For fun, I have also put some crazy expensive and obscure items in each city's "For the Collector" section. Not really expecting serious collectors (!)... just offering some artsy-travel-virtual-window-shopping!
So far, online
citytravelbug book shops have been launched for
Amsterdam,
Athens,
Budapest,
Istanbul,
Tel Aviv and
Zurich.
Have a look, and let me know what you think. And feel free to put in a good word for whatever city you want me to build next.
UPDATE: I have decided to move all of my book related content - blog posts and book shops - into a new separate blog, dedicated to citytravelbug books! Please visit:
http://citytravelbooks.blogspot.ca. I have also created a separate twitter handle -
@citytravelbooks - just for my book tweets. (September 2, 2013)
