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Check out this gorgeous illustrated map of Black-owned bookshops across the country.

Check out this gorgeous illustrated map of Black-owned bookshops across the country.

By Corinne Segal | August 28, 2020

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its

Powell's Books will stop selling books through Amazon due to its "detrimental impact" on stores.

By Corinne Segal | August 27, 2020

See the design proposals for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota.

See the design proposals for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota.

By Corinne Segal | August 21, 2020

Bookseller, writer, and publisher organizations want congress to go after Amazon.

Bookseller, writer, and publisher organizations want congress to go after Amazon.

By Jonny Diamond | August 18, 2020

How to open a bookstore during a pandemic: Prepare for delays and lots of cleaning.

How to open a bookstore during a pandemic: Prepare for delays and lots of cleaning.

By Corinne Segal | August 12, 2020

Iconic Lower East Side bookstore Bluestockings has found a new home!

Iconic Lower East Side bookstore Bluestockings has found a new home!

By Jonny Diamond | August 10, 2020

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Amid a virus surge and government repression, Hong Kong's oldest bookstore is closing.

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It's Past Time for the Bookselling Industry to Reckon with Its Institutional Racism

of Bookstore Ownership">Angela Maria Spring on "Both-Siderism" and the Whiteness
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Greenlight Bookstore is pledging to improve treatment of Black employees and customers.

Greenlight Bookstore is pledging to improve treatment of Black employees and customers.

By Corinne Segal | July 10, 2020

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

Look inside Oslo's stunning new public library, now open to the public.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2020

Meet Ed Vaughn, an understated Black Power icon and former bookstore owner.

Meet Ed Vaughn, an understated Black Power icon and former bookstore owner.

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Diary of a Scottish Bookseller

Diary of a Scottish Bookseller

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In Celebration of Bookstores Reopening

Monika Zgustova on Reading and Resistance

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Independent bookstore owner invests in online bookstore famous for destroying independent bookstores.

Independent bookstore owner invests in online bookstore famous for destroying independent bookstores.

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