bookseller
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The number of independent shops opened in the last decade marks a stunning turnaround from the early Amazon years, when the online bookseller put an estimated 43% of stores out of business.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The bookish space, says Rebecca, 44, a bookseller, “isn’t perfectly aligned on everything. We don’t all like the same authors or even the same genres. I don’t think anyone expects that.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Cook was a bookseller, photographer and gallerist, and at one point we hear Oliver recall the rhythms of their home life, her partner printing pictures while she wrote poems at the kitchen table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Daunt told The Times that the wave of backlash is based on misinterpretations of what he said, and that only a “highly edited version” of what the bookseller “actually said” had been aired.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The bookseller was right; the words were dangerous, every one of them.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
After this month's raids, security chief Chris Tang said booksellers must ensure the items they sell "do not endanger national security".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Life seems normal here, but it isn't really," said Karim Al-Aqabi, 65, as he strolled with two friends down Al-Mutanabi Street, famous for its booksellers and performers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
In addition to numerous GoFundMe campaigns sponsored by booksellers, there have been small and significant acts of kindness along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
They needed the expertise of booksellers with a reputation for good judgement and efficiency.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The rest of the neighborhood—bakers, fletchers, candle-makers, booksellers, builders, painters, other historians—would have to pretend they had never been friends with him in the first place.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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