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The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss
2024
Viking
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Bookselling Out
“The Bookshop” tells the story of American bookstores in thirteen types. Its true subject is not how bookstore can survive, but how they should be.
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Dan Sinykin
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The Baffler
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October 16, 2024
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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles
On Hitler’s attempt to win Americans over to his cause.
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Evan Friss
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August 21, 2024
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Are Bookstores Just a Waste of Space?
In the online era, brick-and-mortar book retailers have been forced to redefine themselves.
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Louis Menand
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The New Yorker
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August 19, 2024