Tag Archives: Bookshops

Bookstore Lover on the Road

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Bob Manson is a retired teacher from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s also a superfan of independent bookstores. So much so that he has now visited over 600 of them across the country. At each one, he talks with the owners … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World ?

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Over the past few decades nearly every listicle on the world’s “most beautiful bookstores” has included the incredible Livraria Lello in Porto, Portugal. I am embarassed to admit that although I was briefly in Porto, I never made it to … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons From A Bookstore Owner

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

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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Christmas at the Bookshop

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Tom Gauld

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more like dreams spoken aloud

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

The Last Bookshop is a bittersweet short film by Richard Dadd and Dan Fryer, which imagines the story of very last bookstore in the world.

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Bookstock 2020

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Bookstock 2020, is an online books and music festival spearheaded by Eddy Nix, musician and owner of Driftless Books and Music in Viroqua, Wis.. The special event will run this  weekend, May 15-17, with the goal of celebrating musicians and … Continue reading →

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Your Bookshop Needs You

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

It can be quite depressing reading bookselling blogs and discovering that yet another favorite bookshop has gone out of business. Like most people, I have succumbed to the convenience of ebooks and buy fewer print copies these days. Although I … Continue reading →

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Party Like It’s Bookstore Day

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

This coming Saturday, April 27, will mark the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day in the United States. The day-long party will take place at hundreds of indie booksellers from Alaska to Florida. Bookshops will celebrate the occasion  with author events, … Continue reading →

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Take Your Child To A Bookstore

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The ninth annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day, a project developed to “instill a love of bookstores in children so that they will value and support this most precious of resources as they go on to enter and create … Continue reading →

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Get Thee To A Bookshop

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Today is Independent Bookstore Day across the United States. It’s an annual party to celebrate independent bookstores, authors, readers, and literacy. If you are in the U.S., you can find one of the 500+ participating indies right here. All of … Continue reading →

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