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Capt. John: A Tribute

  • Brandon Hicks
  • April 8, 2018
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Books Forever

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • October 5, 2016
A London bookshop is holding a contest for a lifetime supply of books for anyone in the world, according to a story by Alison Flood in the Guardian. Those who wish to…
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The Long Lost Writing Life

  • Guia Cortassa
  • May 17, 2016
My only real want along the way was to illuminate something about the human condition in a voice and from a point of view that could belong only to me.…
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Beer and Books

  • Olivia Wetzel
  • December 28, 2015
Is the much loved bookseller Barnes & Noble turning into a nightclub? Not quite, but it is exploring the possibility of serving alcohol. The bookseller will be testing the sale…
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A Bookstore in Brookline

  • Stephanie Bento
  • September 2, 2015
Do you ever dream of working in a bookstore? Well, in an exclusive interview with Lit Hub, the booksellers of Brookline Booksmith provide insight into what it’s like: How incredibly complex…
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Bookstore Plans to Charge Admission

  • Ian MacAllen
  • July 20, 2015
A Portuguese bookstore popular with tourists plans on charging admission, reports WTVY. The bookstore is not just a stunning architectural monument, but also the inspiration behind the library at Hogwarts.…
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Our Books Will Go On

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • June 24, 2015
Danika Ellis, a bookseller who works at a used bookstore, has learned through her work to see books differently—not as objects that belong to her, but objects that she possesses…
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Buying Online Is Like Shoplifting

  • Ian MacAllen
  • April 15, 2015
British novelist David Nicholls believes that book buyers who browse their local shops and then buy books online are basically shoplifters, he tells the Guardian. The author of Us and…
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Little Book Amok

  • Casey Dayan
  • May 21, 2014
As authority disseminates across webs of increasingly smaller presses and publications, it becomes harder and harder for new authors to see their books on bookstore shelves, especially those of larger…
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So Long, Marcus Books

  • Guia Cortassa
  • May 15, 2014
Sad news for San Francisco and the independent bookstore community: Marcus Books, the country’s oldest black bookstore, has been evicted. The store has been in its location in the Fillmore since…
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Oases in the Bookstore Desert

  • The Rumpus
  • April 15, 2014
While many of Manhattan’s bookstores are closing shop or fleeing to outer boroughs, a few continue to thrive in the “bookstore desert.” New York Magazine takes a look at how six independent…
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Independent Bookstores Might Just Make It After All

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • December 30, 2013
Rumors of independent bookstores’ demise may be at least somewhat exaggerated. On the day before Christmas, New York’s iconic Strand Book Store tweeted that it just had the “best sales…
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