Editors: Marianna Julia Strauss & gestalten
Text by Marianna Julia Strauss, Jen Campbell, Fiona Killackey, and Alison Flood
Preface by Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Features: full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 272 pages 
Format: 21 x 26 cm, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
Price: € 39.90 (D)  £ 35 $ 60 (US)
ISBN: 978-3-89955-994-1
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European Publication Date: May 7, 2020
International Publication Date: June 9, 2020

PRESS TEXT 
Do You Read Me? is a literary journey that takes in the most inspiring, remarkable, and successful bookstores that our world has to offer. An incredibly diverse array of ideas, creativity, and commitment thrives here. 

Whether in a futuristic temple to design in Shanghai, in an antiquarian treasure trove in Tel Aviv, or on a book boat in Burgundy, owners and visitors are united by their deep love for the written word. Do You Read Me? presents bookstores located in private apartments, old factories, and even a boat; stores focused on books for children or dedicated to film or art; and stores devoted entirely to the sea, architecture, or magic. 

Bestselling author Jen Campbell has some wonderful anecdotes from her time as a young bookseller. In extra guest contributions, business coach Fiona Killackey and Guardian books reporter Alison Flood write about the everyday challenges and key success factors for independent bookstores. Juergen Boos, the director of the legendary Frankfurt Book Fair, has provided a lovely foreword. 

ABOUT THE CO-EDITOR 
Marianne Julia Strauss is a freelance travel writer and has visited the world's finest bookstores over the course of the past ten years. In Do You Read Me? she has put together her favorites that belong in every literary itinerary. Marianne Julia is particularly inspired by the landscapes of deserts, forests and borders, which she loves to discover on a motorcycle. The author lives in Bali, France and Berlin.