Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling

Independent booksellers are desperate for customers to return, and not just for an online reading. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2020-10-15 09:00:28 UTC ]

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As a child, Asha Grant didn't know where to find books about people who looked like her. Next year she'll open that place, the Salt Eaters, in Inglewood. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-23 14:00:39 UTC ]
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Greenlight Bookstore is pledging to improve treatment of Black employees and customers.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 16:24:01 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2020-06-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-25 14:02:32 UTC ]
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PRH Announces Early Launch for 2-Day Shipping Program

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Six Publishers Plan Indie Shindig

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Bookstore Selling Out of Books For First Time in 30 Years: Critical Linking, June 14, 2020

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[ Book Riot | 2020-06-14 10:30:00 UTC ]
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On stories of Black struggle, an iconic L.A. bookstore surges

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-06-12 19:36:21 UTC ]
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On stories of Black struggle, an iconic L.A. bookstore surges

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Bookstores Go It Alone in Reopening

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is “a slippery slope.” Twitter does not agree.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-08 13:56:08 UTC ]
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Independent bookstore owner invests in online bookstore famous for destroying independent bookstores.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-05 16:29:38 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-04 13:07:04 UTC ]
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[ World Literature Today | 2020-06-03 21:05:48 UTC ]
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For the love of language: ‘Our Riches’ celebrates reading

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-06-02 10:00:04 UTC ]
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