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Sharpeipup
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Couldn‘t find a scone…

Lesliereadsalot Lucky that chocolate whatever had your name on it. 23h
MonicaLoves2Read I enjoy this series. I need to get caught up on it. 4h
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Arvena
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Mehso-so

A bit philosophical, preachy at times, simple, slow and light - description “healing fiction” suits :) The book had good thoughts about about work-life balance. But it seemed plotless, monotonous and dragged-out.

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ElizaMarie
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed this book, but don't think I will continue - not my fav, it was “okay“. I do really love the idea of this little town with a bunch of cute little bookstores! I would definitely go to that town!

#ThematicCozies
@JulieClair

Zoey protecting her bone :)

dabbe That's a hard job, Zoey! Keep up the good work! 💛🐾🤍 3d
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Mshookquilts
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Pickpick

Gemma Doyle finds what has the potential to be a valuable historical document hidden in her shop. When she tries to return it to the. woman she is convinced left it, she discovers her dead body. As she tries to solve the mystery, it seems to put a kibash on her relationship with the local detective. 3.5-4⭐️

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Born.A.Reader
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Brought my best friend to the Friends of the Library bookstore that I've been frequenting for years (her first time) for some much needed book therapy, and came home with this #bookhaul. She bought an equally large stack and instantly fell in love with the store. 📚 💕

TheBookHippie I love the Friends sales!!! 6d
kspenmoll Wonderful stack! We just donated the last of our books for our library sale…coming up! 6d
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LitsyEvents
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@bennettbookworm has created a masterpiece in a document for all littens to use! Traveling? You can explore what bookshops are in your area and add bookshops to the doc!
original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2899239

BennettBookworm Thank you so much for reposting, and for the kind words!! 1w
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ElizaMarie
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#AudioReSet / #AudioChores - gotta get ready (my space, clothing, food, etc) to enter into this next week of work.. So, audiobooks to the rescue!!!

Got a really manageable “To-Do“ today. Woke up with a slight headache and finishing my cycle, so not feeling my best anyway.

#ThematicCozies (Books) @JulieClair

dabbe Feel better! 💜🩶🧡 2w
julieclair Hoping your work week is going okay, and that you‘re feeling your best again. Audio books make chores so much more pleasant! 1w
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BennettBookworm
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Confession: This was on my to-do list for 3 years. Now I‘m so excited to see it GROW as Littens add to this list of our fave bookstores around the world. If you‘re traveling, you can use the list to see if there‘s a cool bookstore you‘d like to visit!🗺️🤓

Please add YOUR faves! Thanks to all who contributed 3 years ago… happy exploring!

SHOUTOUT to my sister who opened a new bookstore THIS YEAR!! Bookish Notions- Media, PA!! 🥳 @LiteraryinPA

BekaReid Love this! I just added several 📚🤗 2w
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charl08 I split the UK into nations and added some more. Tagging @squirrelbrain incase she can add some more here (and hasn't seen already!) 2w
Amiable Yay!! I was just talking to @TheBookHippie about this!! 2w
Itchyfeetreader Oh I will go back and add …. 2w
Chrissyreadit 💛💛💛💛 2w
Liz_M Brooklyn is better represented, now. Thanks for sharing the list! @Kitta, what did I miss? I haven't started on Manhattan or Queens yet. (edited) 2w
wanderinglynn How awesome! And congrats to your sister! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w
squirrelbrain Thanks @charl08 - I‘ll add some once I‘m back from my hols! 2w
dabbe Fabulous idea! I added a few! 💜🩶🧡 2w
LeahBergen This is such a wonderful idea!! 👏👏 2w
Hooked_on_books I can‘t manage to get the doc to let me add any, so I‘ll mention here: Beach Books in Seaside, OR, Cannon Beach Book Company in Cannon Beach, OR, and Basically Books in Hilo, HI. 2w
staci.reads This is awesome! I added a bunch from the Midwest and a few from the southeast! 2w
Ruthiella Fantastic! I added Vromans, Skylight and Cellar Door Books for California and Smith Family Bookstore for Oregon. 2w
monalyisha This is going to be such a useful tool! I didn‘t see any listed for my state yet, so I‘ll go in and add my favorite local RI shops once my laptop‘s charged up. 😉 Fabulous idea! Thanks for dreaming it up! 1w
monalyisha @Amiable, I want to go in and add an asterisk to The Book Barn in support to show how much I love it! …Part of me thinks asterisks might be helpful (like ratings/favoriting) but that‘s probably complicating things unnecessarily. I‘m good at complicating things. 😅 1w
monalyisha @BennettBookworm Are the bunny pics from your sister‘s bookstore? If so, I think we might be kindred?!?! 1w
lil1inblue Oh, how wonderful! This is amazing! 😍 1w
TheKidUpstairs Love this! I'll add my favourite Ontario bookstores soon! 1w
Faranae Would you mind terribly if I added headings that work with the table of contents function? This would make it a quick click for folks to get to the country they wanted to see. 1w
BennettBookworm @Faranae Yes please!! I wanted to but forgot how 😄 1w
Faranae @BennettBookworm Happy to help! And Google keep messing about with the functions of Google Docs, so probably the way you are used to disappeared or got moved. ☠ 1w
Bklover What a wonderful idea!! 1w
PuddleJumper Added some for the UK. What a great idea! Thanks for doing this 1w
BennettBookworm @Hooked_on_books Thanks, I‘ve added those now!! 1w
BennettBookworm @monalyisha Thank you so much!! 😍😍😍And actually the photos are Top L: my sister‘s, Bookish Notions; Top R: Daunt Books in London; Bottom L: Last Bookstore in Los Angeles; and Bottom R with the bunnies: Scattered Books in Chappaqua, NY!! 🐰🤩💕📚 1w
Catsandbooks This is such an awesome idea! Thank you for sharing! ❤️ 6d
Bookperson96 🙂👍Amazing idea. @BennettBookworm 4d
Bookperson96 Wishing you a prosperous and joyful time with your bookstore❣️🙂 @LiteraryinPA (edited) 4d
Bookperson96 You‘re welcome! 🙂📚📍💗 @BennetBookworm 3d
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Maggie_Reads
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Bailedbailed

I know everyone seems to love this “cozy read” but where‘s the plot? When is something going to happen? I‘m halfway through and I don‘t care anymore. Maybe it‘s the translation but this book is boring. 😴 It‘s going back to the library.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

Meh, this one is mostly my fault, but it did help me figure out the kind of bookstore book I would be more interested in reading in the future.
Understandably, the early chapters of the book, talking about the early history of American bookstores are also tied in with early American history, and maybe it's that next-door-neighbour Canadian thing, but I've kind of had my fill of American history. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I did love when the book started focusing in on later bookshops and the personalities and movements involved such as:
Gotham Book Mart - freedom of expression, contesting censors, supporting writers
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop - gay pride, community support
Drum & Spear - activism and education against racism, segregation
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? Didn't feel much like reading about Nazis, but the chapter titled The Aryan Bookstore did also discuss co-evolving socialist and communist, radical bookstores, supporting movements for various people's rights.
Unavoidably, the book covers the role in American bookstore history played by Barnes and Noble and Amazon Books, but not being American, not loving chain or mall or supersized bookstores or what Amazon has done, I was less interested
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Robotswithpersonality 4/4 in these chapters.

Going forward, I think I need to look for individual independent book shop histories, those with character, and/or focused on quirky niche topics, or a history of revolution and activism or social/community support.
Happy to receive recommendations! 😁

⚠️Suicide attempt, homophobia, antisemitism, racism
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