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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • June 9, 2020
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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This Week Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • May 19, 2020
Indie bookstore news from across the country and around the world!
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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • February 12, 2019
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This Week in Indie Bookstores

  • Ian MacAllen
  • August 16, 2016
London bookstores are turning off Wi-Fi access, hoping to keep buyers focused on books rather than the net. African-American bookstore Marcus Books is returning to the Fillmore District in San…
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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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Keep It Lit

  • The Rumpus
  • March 25, 2014
The oldest independent black bookstore in the country, San Francisco’s Marcus Books, is in danger of closing. But if the owners can raise $2.6M, the San Francisco Community Land Trust will…
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