The Unique Book Town In The World

Books were lined up along the two sides of the road, there were no sellers, buyers chose it and put money in the box. When the festival takes place, about 80,000 writers, publishers and literary fans from all over the world come here at the end of May each year.
The one-of-a-kind Hay-on-Wye book town in the world
Hay-on-Wye is a small town and community on the banks of the Wye River in Powys, Wales, bordering the British border. Hay-on-Wye attracts a lot of book lovers looking for a “bargain” at over 40 second hand book stores. This town is also the host of the Good Literature Festival, where about 80,000 writers, publishers and literary fans come here from all over the world at the end of May each year

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It all started in 1961, when Richard Booth opened his second second-hand bookstore in Hay, in an old fire station. He hired a few healthy men from town and took them to America, bought books, shipped them back to Hay-on-Wye. Over time, other libraries joined the initiative and began to have shelves, shops and other ways to sell used books popping up in every corner
Books neatly arranged.




Book Festival.
In the 1970s, Hay became known to the world, as the "Town of Books" (the book town). Today, the town welcomes about 500,000 visitors a year.
Among the many bookstores in Hay, what was unusual and interesting was the so-called "Honesty Bookstore". These bookstores, nothing more than a bookshelf on the wall, are often unattended. People simply choose books and put money in a small box. There is a base located on the campus of Hay Castle - 12th century fortress in the city center
Books are displayed along the way.




This expansive bookstore consists of wooden shelves, stacked on top of the castle's boundary walls and lined with books. The paperback books cost 10xu / book and the hardcover is 1 pound. There was a small box with a slot in the front and a white card that read: "Pay here".
Everyone is free to choose the book, take the book to pay for it in the money box.
A more luxurious bookstore.
Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has held the annual "Great Literature & Art Festival" that attracts writers such as David Simon, Stephen Fry, Salman Rushdie and Simon Singh. Described by former US President Bill Clinton as "The Woodstock of the Mind" (a small town in southwestern New York, which often hosts a music festival), the festival has expanded in recent years and ever. includes music performances and movie previews.




According to Van Nguyen / World Security
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