AWIGI Map in Progress

 Interactive Google Map of Stores I've Visited Since 1/1/24


Google map of the northern hemisphere, extending from Hawaii to the west to Amsterdam to the east, with markers identifying bookstores visited since January 1, 2024
Screen capture of the interactive Google Map linked below (as of 1/28/26)


For reference, I've created this Google Map to mark stops on what I refer to as my #globalindiebookcrawl. 

A few notes: 
    - 2024 shops appear in blue; 2025 appear in green; 2026 tbd.
    - To keep the map less cluttered, I do not mark repeat visits across the years.
    - As much as possible, I've marked the stores in the places where I visited them.
        - Some have moved
        - Some have gone out of business, or are in the process of going out of business. 
            - I don't know at this point if Google will remove the markers as addresses update.

I hope that's helpful. If you see a shop you'd like reviewed, let me know, and I'll see about getting it into the queue--which may require me reading the book I got there, if I did.

Also, I'd be grateful for your thoughts about a certain "Ship of Theseus" problem: I visited the westernmost bookstore in the U.S., Talk Story Bookstore on Kauai when it was in the town of Hanapepe. About 6 months later, it moved further west to Kaumakani. So, have I visited the westernmost bookstore in the U.S.?  Mahalo!

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