Booked by Richard Kreitner, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters

A practical, armchair travel guide that explores eighty of the most iconic literary locations from all over the globe that you can actually visit. A must-have for every fan of literature, Bookedinspires readers to follow in their favorite characters footsteps by visiting the real-life locations portrayed in beloved novels including the Monroeville, Alabama courthouse inTo Kill a Mockingbird, Chatsworth House, the inspiration for Pemberley inPride and Prejudice, and the Kyoto Bridge fromMemoirs of a Geisha. The full-color photographs throughout reveal the settings readers have imagined again and again in their favorite books. Organized by regions all around the world, author Richard Kreitner explains the importance of each literary landmark including the connection to the author and novel, cultural significance, historical information, and little-known facts about the location. He also includes travel advice like addresses and must-see spots. Bookedfeatures special sections on cities that inspired countless literary works like a round of locations in Brooklyn from Betty Smith's iconicA Tree Grows in Brooklynto Jonathan Lethem'sMotherless Brooklynand a look at the New Orleans of Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice. Locations include: Central Park, NYC (The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger)Forks, Washington (Twilight, Stephanie Meyer)Prince Edward Island, Canada (Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery)Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario (Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood)Holcomb, Kansas (In Cold Blood, Truman Capote)London, England (White Teeth, Zadie Smith)Paris, France (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo)Segovia, Spain, (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway)Kyoto, Japan (Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden) | Booked by Richard Kreitner, Paper over Board | Indigo Chapters