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Category Archives: USA
Bookstore Tourism : Asheville
This year, Asheville, North Carolina Firestorm Bookstore Co-op celebrated its 10th anniversary. The worker-owned and operated bookshop and cafe is committed to a not-for-profit model with earnings going to local community nonprofit groups and causes. If this sounds radical to you, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Asheville, North Carolina, radical bookstores
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A Tale of Two Cities
After living in New York City for five years, writer and comedian Sarah Cooper moved to San Francisco in 2015 and was amazed by the cultural differences between the cities. She decided to turn her observations into tongue-in-cheek illustrations, which … Continue reading
Stand Up To Censorship
The annual Banned Books Week this year has a new theme: Banning books silences voices. But as always, BBW focuses on raising awareness about the constant threat of censorship.
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged censorship, Reading
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Washington D.C. : Word on the Street
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Tagged Bookselling, Kramer Books, Washington D.C
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Bighearted Bookstore
Bank Square Books, Mystic, Conn., is responding to a recent theft in the store with an inspiring act of generosity. On Facebook, Bank Square posted: “On Saturday, our cash drawer was robbedwhile one of our employees was taking a lunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookselling, Mystic Connecticut, Mystic Seaport
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Bookstore Tourism: Alaska
Despite the fact that there are tens of millions of Spanish speakers and readers in the United States, there is a chronic shortage of Spanish language books and bookstores throughout the nation. New York City-based artist and educator Pablo Helguera … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, Libreria Donceles
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Fall Into Autumn
One of the few unsullied pleasures left to us in the waning days of the failing American experiment is our annual Fall foliage extravaganza. In just about every corner of this once great nation, nature provides an awe-inspiring show of … Continue reading
A clown can get away with murder
The always on-point street art collective INDECLINE recently completed a stealthy appropriation of an advertising billboard in Los Angeles to continue their attack on the ongoing shitshow in the White House. The clever work manages to reference 1970s serial killer … Continue reading
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