by Dan Cafaro | Mar 22, 2014 | Booksellers, Of Literary Interest, Publisher's Thoughts
When I first opened Chapters Revisited, a used bookstore in Doylestown, Pa., in 1995, I was completely unaware of the nuances of selling books, particularly books that may be considered valuable because they were out of print. I also was unaware of how much money I...
by Libby O'Neill | Jun 27, 2012 | Booksellers, Interviews
We love ourselves a good independent bookseller. And when it comes to booksellers that will stop at nothing to get you the most interesting, outside-the-box, see-the-world-a-different way books out there, Gayle Shanks is hard to beat. Changing Hands Bookstore in...
by Libby O'Neill | May 30, 2012 | Booksellers, Interviews
We know it seems obvious. We’re an indie press. We interview indie bookstores. D.C. is our backyard. So why haven’t we interviewed any of those indie-rific folks over at Politics & Prose? Well, we have. Mark LaFramboise, P&P’s book buyer...
by Libby O'Neill | Mar 21, 2012 | Booksellers, Interviews
In our search for independent bookstores that have shaped literary culture as we know it, perhaps none is so influential as that Californian beacon of progressive thinking, City Lights. Founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin in 1953, the San Francisco...
by Libby O'Neill | Feb 17, 2012 | Booksellers, Interviews
One of the most (justifiably) celebrated qualities of the independent bookshop is its unflagging devotion to enriching and supporting the literary culture in their community. Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope, PA has gone above and beyond their community by fiercely...
by Libby O'Neill | Dec 9, 2011 | Booksellers, Interviews
The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to spread some goodwill than celebrating the independent bookstores that have it all year long? This month’s Independent Bookseller That Rocks Our World is Jill Miner from Saturn Booksellers in the resort town...
