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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • July 20, 2021
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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Rice Cake Love

  • Breann Wong
  • December 5, 2019
I’ll always wish for one last dim sum, one more time to hear the words “I love you, too.”
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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • November 5, 2019
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world.
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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • March 20, 2018
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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The Cost of Doing Business

  • Aditya Desai
  • September 28, 2017
We thought we were in the black, but we’re dripping blood red.
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  • Allyson McCabe
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Sound & Vision: Nicole Georges

  • Allyson McCabe
  • July 27, 2017
Allyson McCabe talks with Nicole Georges, illustrator, zinester and educator, about her new book Fetch, how she got into the DIY punk scene, and family secrets.
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The Rumpus Interview with Whitney Terrell

  • Ben Pfeiffer
  • July 22, 2016
Whitney Terrell discusses war, gender, and fiction vs. reality in his new novel, The Good Lieutenant, about a female soldier in Iraq.
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Song of the Day: “Harlem River”

  • Max Gray
  • June 9, 2016
Of the countless homages to New York City, a multitude of styles and approaches could be cited, from Billy Joel to Lou Reed to Jay-Z. A 2013 album by guitarist Kevin Morby,…
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The Rumpus Interview with LaShonda Katrice Barnett

  • Alex Dueben
  • March 11, 2015
Novelist LaShonda Katrice Barnett discusses her debut novel, Jam on the Vine, how becoming a historian taught her about plot, Muslims living in Texas in the 19th century, and the Missouri State Penitentiary, also known as “the bloodiest 47 acres in America.”
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