Hay-on-Wye is often referred to as the world's first book town thanks to the several bookshops in the community. Wales quite literally declared it as its very own National Book Town.

From LAX, KLM offers connecting service (change of planes) to Cardiff, Wales, about 47 miles from Hay on Wye. Restricted round-trip airfares start at $734. WHERE TO STAY The Swan at Hay, Church ...

Richard Booth, once the self-proclaimed king of Hay-on-Wye, Wales, transformed it into a literary destination. Here's to his strange kingdom and bookish trips.

Outside of Hay Castles, one of the many places to purchase books in the town of Hay-on-Wye in August 2018. (Photo by Erik Pedersen) View of countryside from Hay-on-Wye, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe.

But his showman’s eye for a headline put Hay-on-Wye on the map, transforming it into a kingdom of books. Richard Booth was a classic British eccentric who wore a cardboard crown and declared his ...

Richard Booth, an eccentric Hay-on-Wye bookseller with a talent for self-promotion, hatched the idea of the book town 40 years ago; since then several others have sprung up in Europe, Asia, and ...

A newly discovered 10-foot-tall silver monolith on a muddy bluff in Wales has reignited wild speculation on its origin after similar obelisks appeared in Utah, California, England and Romania.

But his showman’s eye for a headline put Hay-on-Wye on the map, transforming it into a kingdom of books. Richard Booth was a classic British eccentric who wore a cardboard crown and declared his ...