These bookstores are the best in the country at supporting indie lit.

In advance of Independent Bookstore Day on April 24, the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses has put together a map of 140 bookstores that give special support to independent publishers. The list, which was compiled by recommendations from CLMP members, isn’t exhaustive, of course, but if you’re looking for a way to support indie […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Bookstore News: February 6, 2017

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Canada is Guest Country of Honor at 2017 Havana International Book Fair

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Indie publishers 'spurred on' to publish more from Trump's banned nations

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Bookstore News: February 2, 2017

A store in northern Maine wins a cash prize; college students petition for a Barnes & Noble; Houston gets a new Latino bookstore; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Lit Agents Call for Submissions from Muslim Writers

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