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Tag Archives: Bookselling
If you build it, they will come
A 57 year old poet named Jiang Libo in China has spent $116,000 building a bookshop in a remote village on top of a mountain. The Milestone Bookstore is located in a rural area of Zhejiang province in eastern China, … Continue reading
Saving Bookstore Alley
Busan Korea’s Bosu Book Street is a narrow, 200-meter-long alley lined on both sides with small indie bookstores. The bookshop enclave in Bosu-dong was created when a refugee family from North Korea started selling secondhand books and periodicals there when … Continue reading
Tourisme Bouquiniste: Rabat
I have been seeing photographs of this tiny bookshop for years, but they never identified the bookstore or the bookseller. Recently, I finally found a story that provided a narrative to go with the images. The shop is called Bouquiniste … Continue reading
Keep Books Alive In Ukraine
A group of writers and booksellers (Carolyn Forche, Mitchell Kaplan, Christopher Merrill, Askold Melnyczuk, and Jane Unrue) have partnered with the Coral Gables Foundation to raise funds for direct support to booksellers, editors, printers, warehouse workers, libraries and librarians, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Libraries, Museums, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Russia, Ukraine
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Parking the Book Bus
Back in 2019 I shared a heartwarming story about Ohio teacher Melanie Moore’s Book Bus mobile children’s book store that raised funds for literacy projects. On November 12th, a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration took place for the Book Bus … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Book Mobiles, Bookselling, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Revenge of the Librarians
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages will be well aware of my appreciation for cartoonist Tom Gauld’s hilarious comics. So, I was happy to discover that he has a new book of cartoons that will be released in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Cartoons, Comics
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Bookstore Tourism: Secret Bookshop Brooklyn
Hidden within an iconic New York City bodega in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood you can find the newly launched Burnt Books. No secret passwords or handshakes are required to browse their stock of secondhand and collectible books; you just need find … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Tourism, Bookstore Tourism
Tagged New York City, Brooklyn, Bookselling, bodegas, Greenpoint
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Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote
Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback. – John Updike Today is international Paperback Book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Britain, paperbacks, Penguin, Publishing
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Life Lessons From A Bookstore Owner
Ryan Holiday learned some serious life lessons when he decided to open a small town bookshop in rural Texas during a pandemic. A year later, he decided to share his experience in a blog post and a Youtube video (below). … Continue reading
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