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News

Against All Predictions, Independent Bookshops Are Winning

Bookshop.org posted 55 percent growth in 2025, and the ABA is calling this year's Independent Bookstore Day the largest yet. The story of a market that refused to end as advertised.

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N Nicolas Parola · Apr 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Literature

Black Bookstores Are Not a Niche—They Are the Heart of a Literature

Today, April 7, is National Black Bookstore Day in the United States. A reminder that some spaces do far more than sell books.

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N Nicolas Parola · Apr 7, 2026 · 3 min read