This Thai chain has been selling English-language books for over forty years. The sections here will make most Anglo book lovers feel right at home, with recent bestsellers, kids’ books, business titles, and more. The selection of titles is mostly Euro and Anglo subject matter, but there is a decent selection of Thai and Asian topics here, too. Take for...

This Japanese bookstore chain is known in New York for their gigantic manga section. They have three stores in Bangkok; the one in Isetan at Central World is the heaviest on Japanese titles. The Siam Paragon branch doesn’t carry much manga, but it is the most spacious. Most of what’s here is in English and Thai and there is a very...

Opposite Wat Po and the Museum of Siam, you’ll find this cozy little bookshop stocked with titles of regional interest, as well as a few other items including postcards and Thai handicrafts. River Books is in the publishing business because they love what they do: producing beautiful coffee table books in English (and occasionally in Thai) that focus on the...