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Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

Emma Straub on the Power of the Indie Bookstore

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By Emily Temple | April 27, 2017

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Misshelving and Microaggressions

Bookselling in the 21st Century: Misshelving and Microaggressions

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

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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

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By Veronica Esposito | March 28, 2017

How Working at a Bookstore Changed My Writing Career

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