Read one bookstore owner’s impassioned call to help all independent bookstores.

As COVID cases surge to record numbers and Republicans flirt with a paper coup the future of the nation’s bookstores remains perilous. Yes, we all have a lot to worry about—but if you care about that unwieldy, amorphous thing called literary culture, please spare a moment (or a dollar) to support your local independent bookstore. […] The post Read one bookstore owner's impassioned call to help all independent bookstores. first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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