Fear not, the saddening disappearance of independent bookstores is being countered by literature lovers all over the globe.
The Book Barge, brainchild of Sarah Henshaw, is a canal boat turned bookstore that flows leisurely on the UK’s canal network. See how this “buoyant business” stays afloat and provides readers with a more pleasurable shopping and literary experience.



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