While the world has moved to kindles and IPads, only true book lovers can relate to the joys of the smell of a brand new book, the crispness of its pages and having a hard copy they can flip through. To celebrate books and bibliophiles all around the world, World Book Day is held every year on April 23rd and this year, the theme is ‘Read Your Way.’
The theme ‘Read Your Way’ has the motive to encourage children and youngsters to discover the joy of reading, pick books of their choice and break free from external pressures to foster a love for reading.
If you’re from Delhi, World Book Day is the best time to visit one of the city’s iconic bookstores and enlighten yourselves. Here are 6 bookstores in Delhi you can visit on World Book Day 2025:
1. Faqir Chand Bookstore: Located in Khan Market, Faqir Chand is one of the oldest and most iconic bookstores in Delhi. The old world charm and nostalgia of the bookstore coupled with thousands of books, this family-run book shop is a must visit.
2. Oxford Bookstore: Even if you’re not a reader, step in to Oxford Bookstore, one of the largest and best bookstores in Delhi where the aesthetics invites non-readers for a quick trip. With a cha-bar inside, it is the best place to pick up a book and sip on some coffee for a solo date.
3. Bahrisons Booksellers: Another Khan Market classic since 1953, Bahrisons’ coffee table books are a must read. You can also skim through magazines in their upper section which was renovated recently to make it roomier.
4. May Day Bookstore: With May Day Bookstore is one of the very few Indie book shops in Delhi that refuses to stock mediocre profit making books. The owner has just one agenda – to grow and promote a community of avid readers rather than running behind profits. Their selection of second hand books is what readers go back for.
5. Crossword: With stores across India, Crossword is one of the most popular bookstores in the country. What sets Crossword apart from other bookstore is that they have the widest range of books, magazines, stationary, toys, gifts and hardware accessories. The bookstore also hosts sessions where authors and poets conduct book-reading sessions.
6. Midland Book Shop: A childhood favourite of every Delhiite, Midland Book Shop in Aurobindo Market has a great collection of books by Indian authors, comic books, graphic novels and science-fiction. If you want a book they don’t have, they will order it for you.
This World Book Day, celebrate the pleasure of reading all year round.
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