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Celebrating the Birth of Books Are Magic

Celebrating the Birth of Books Are Magic

"To say the book world is excited would really be underselling this"

By Kyle Lucia Wu | May 2, 2017

Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

"You wouldn't swap your cat for a robot"

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2017

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Misshelving and Microaggressions

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Misshelving and Microaggressions

Fabiana Cabral: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Bookstore Life

By Fabiana Cabral | April 25, 2017

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Radical Wisdom at City Lights

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Radical Wisdom at City Lights

Ivy Anderson Seeks Pedagogies of Resistance

By Ivy Anderson | April 12, 2017

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Civil Rights, Today More Than Ever

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Civil Rights, Today More Than Ever

Richard Howorth of Square Books on How the Past is Never Far Away

By Richard Howorth | April 6, 2017

Independent Bookstore as Essential Political Act

Independent Bookstore as Essential Political Act

Veronica Esposito on the Power of the Literary Community

By Veronica Esposito | March 28, 2017

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How Working at a Bookstore Changed My Writing Career

By Jami Attenberg | March 15, 2017

The Challenges of Bringing a Bookstore-Bar to the Bronx

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Librarians in the 21st Century: Why Law Libraries Are More Important Than Ever

In a Nation of Laws, the Right of Access is Fundamental

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When Farm-to-Table Fare Meets an Indie Bookstore

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Bird in Hand Might Just Be the Most Baltimore Thing Ever

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Robin Bradford on the Fine Art of Collection Development

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The 5 Best Bookstores in Mexico City

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Josh Barkan Proposes a Literary Tour Beyond the Southern Wall

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On the Perils of Customer Service Gone Wrong

By Samuel Jaffe Goldstein | January 18, 2017

A Last Goodbye to BookCourt

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