四月，是与书有关的月份。4月23日世界阅读日提醒我们，阅读不仅是一个人的事；4月26日独立书店日则唤起我们对那些隐身在街角的书店的记忆，仍在城市的喧嚣中为读者保留着一方安静的天地。
有些人进书店，是为了短暂的午后静谧，翻开封面、指尖轻触纸页，仿佛邂逅一场无声的对话。另一些人则像旧识，循着熟悉的书架走去，记得哪一排的哪一本曾经安放过自己的某段时间。
有人会选择倚在墙边，静静翻阅刚拾起的一册，有时，手里的字句与店内播放的老歌恰好对上节拍。柜台旁陈列着独立小志，这些来自不同地方的手作刊物，记录着不同创作者的思想与美学。书与书之间，叠着无数未竟的故事，字里行间藏着来访者未曾言说的心事。 逛，是一场穿越书店之间的静默旅行，听听不同书店的故事，看看他们如何将城市的光影与日常气息融入书架之间。读，则是沉浸在那些写给书店的文字里，细品独立阅读空间的诞生与坚持，像是与创造者交换一封慢信，触摸那些为阅读而生的理想与温度。
我们将这些故事留到4月27日，邀请你与我们一起探寻书店里，还藏着那些尚未说出的风景。
April, a month deeply connected to books, reminds us of the magic they bring to our lives. World Book and Copyright Day, on April 23, highlights that reading is never a solitary experience, while Independent Bookstore Day on April 26 brings back memories of those tucked-away bookstores that, amidst the hustle and bustle of the city, still offer a quiet sanctuary for readers.
People enter bookshops for a brief moment of afternoon tranquility, gently flipping through pages as if encountering a silent conversation. Others, like old friends, meander to familiar shelves, recalling which row and which book once marked a chapter of their life.
Some choose to lean against a wall, quietly leafing through a newly discovered book, occasionally finding the words in their hands aligning with the rhythm of an old song playing softly in the background. At the counter, independent zines—handcrafted publications from various places—are displayed, each one capturing the thoughts and aesthetics of different creators. Between the books lie unfinished stories, and within their pages, untold emotions wait to be discovered.
Wandering through a bookshop is a quiet journey, a chance to listen to the stories told by bookshops from different corners of the world and to see how they weave the city's light and everyday atmosphere into their shelves. Reading is an immersion into the words written for these spaces, savoring the creation and persistence of independent reading environments—like exchanging a slow letter with their creators, touching the ideals and warmth born of the love for books.
We’ve left these stories for April 27, inviting you to join us in discovering the unspoken landscapes hidden within bookshops.
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