bookstore
Americannoun
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bookstores
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Noun Inflected Forms
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Origin of bookstore
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But it also lends weight to a theory I’m tracking that the short story is due a big comeback—potentially giving brands a way into arguably one of the last advertising-free spaces in society: the bookstore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dr Chrzanowksa, asked if she can share any local tips, suggests Florence's Odeon cafe and bookstore.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Have A Nice Stay, a bookstore run by former journalists also raided by police, posted a sign outside its shop saying it would close effective immediately, an AFP journalist saw on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
I opened a bookstore a couple of months ago, so I’m trying to run the business and everything.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was looking out at the roof of the bookstore, which was sheeted in ice and glittered in the sun.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
By Andre Hardy Grand Central Publishing: 432 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Rick Rubin with Danzig at Canter’s sounds exciting compared to Chris Robinson and the used bookstores of my life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
By Imogen Willetts Grove Press: 384 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
By Justin Halpern Cardinal: 256 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
On November 24, 1859, on a wintry Thursday morning, Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection appeared in bookstores in England, priced at fifteen shillings a copy.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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