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In Praise of Good Bookstores
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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"Books, even obscure ones, are readily available online in the age of digital retail. As bookstores attempt to find their identity in a new era, some have survived by selling everything from toys to socks, coffee to stationery. In this short book, Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks. It is a defense of serious bookstores, but more importantly it is a paean to the spaces that support them; the experience of readers as they engage with the books, the stacks, and each other; and the particular community created by the presence of such an institution. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a bookseller and his particular experience at Sem Co-op, Deutsch aims, in a series of brief essays, to consider how concepts like space, time, abundance, measure, community, and reverence find expression in a good bookstore, and to show some ways in which the importance of the bookstore is both urgent and enduring"--
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Sleepswithbooks
Sleepswithbooks
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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💛 Bookstores 💛 Coffee 💛 Rain 💛

#Booklovers #Readallday #BooksofBarnes #Booksniffer #Readajourney #Coffee #Rainstorms

Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂 that‘s right! Just stay out of the way of providence! 12mo
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Angeles
Angeles
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Lately I am in the mood for non fiction. The bookstore book is really a philosophy book in disguise. Loving it so far

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TheBookgeekFrau
TheBookgeekFrau
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Hit a couple of bookstores today with my visiting "other" daughter. Always a good time when she visits ?

#indiebookstores #hookedonbooks #happyplace

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BarkingMadRead
BarkingMadRead
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Happy 20k @BennettBookworm my fave local bookstore is the Book Rack, it‘s a recycled reading store and they have an insane number of cozy mysteries! My fave bookstore that I‘ve traveled to is Books on Bay, in Savannah. They have Nancy Drew books, and the Hardy Boys etc and the owner is so fun to talk to! They lost their lease though, and have to move 😢

BennettBookworm Thanks for sharing! And yes, so sad when stores have to move or close! 1y
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jlhammar
jlhammar
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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A new BookPage and our local indie‘s holiday gift guide to browse with my morning coffee. Tagged is recommended in the nonfiction section. Might need to add it to my Christmas list!

Aimeesue What a lovely way to start the day! 1y
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Insightsintobooks
Insightsintobooks
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Books from my recent trip to B&N!!

LiteraryinLawrence How can there be new Agatha Christies?? 2y
Insightsintobooks They aren‘t actually by Agatha Christie, they are inspired by her. 2y
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Blaire
Blaire
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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I was in Columbus for a soccer tournament this weekend and had the pleasure of spending some time browsing in this wonderful book store. Loved the set up with all the little rooms…could have stayed all day.

Chelsea.Poole I was there this weekend too for a soccer game! We didn‘t make it to the bookstore though 😔 2y
Cathythoughts Looks fab ! Great picture. 2y
Blaire @Chelsea.Poole grove city classic? My son plays on a 2012 team. We took my daughter and snuck away for an hour into germantown while my son‘s team was warming up. 2y
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Blaire @Cathythoughts it was wonderful 2y
Chelsea.Poole No…my son is on a u9 team. We were in Galena/Westerville area. Maybe we‘ll cross paths sometime though! ⚽️ 2y
Blaire @Chelsea.Poole definite possibility…we live in Wv and most of our soccer travel has been in the oh/va/pa area. 2y
Chelsea.Poole @Blaire oh nice! I bet we are close to you, we live on the boarder w WV…my son plays in Jackson County also! 2y
Blaire @Chelsea.Poole we‘re in Charleston…I‘m sure soccer tourneys will overlap at some point. 2y
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Vivlio_Gnosi
Vivlio_Gnosi
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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How can I NOT add this to my #TBR stack??

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DHill
DHill
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Visited my favorite indie bookstore. Missed Frank the #shopcat but did get a couple books, so that‘s good. 😊

#nextpagebooks

Gissy So pretty😍a happy place! 2y
ju.ca.no Looks lovely🥰 2y
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HillsAndHamletsBookshop
HillsAndHamletsBookshop
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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"Good bookstores reflect their communities, exceptional bookstores both reflect and create their communities." Deutsch is an inspirational force in the bookselling industry and his new book is a wonderful read featuring some promisingly fresh perspectives on the indie bookstore movement. "The good bookstore sells books, but its primary product, if you will, is the browsing experience."

Suet624 I find such great surprises when I browse. My favorite book, Fresh Water for Flowers, came to me as a result of a browse. I knew nothing about it and it rocked my world. 2y
HillsAndHamletsBookshop Yes! Love this ❤️ 2y
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Amiable
Amiable
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Seriously, why isn‘t this a thing??

Kappadeemom I love it!! 2y
Seekingtardis Yes please!! 2y
JenReadsAlot I'm in! 2y
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Amiable @Kappadeemom @Seekingtardis @JenReadsAlot It can be a reality show, and we can all be on! 2y
Prairiegirl_reading I would definitely watch that! 2y
LiteraryinLawrence I would watch for sure! 2y
LeahBergen 👏👏 2y
Smrloomis Oooh I would watch this too! 2y
Kayla.Adriena It needs a host and NOT Reese Witherspoon 😆🙈. Someone funny like Samantha Irby or Blake Lively 🤔 2y
Sharpeipup We should film it ourselves… Reading Road Tour! 2y
Ruthiella Totally would watch that! 👍 2y
BkClubCare Do it!! How fun. 2y
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Mitch
Mitch
In Praise of Good Bookstores | Jeff Deutsch
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Oh I‘m definitely an idler crossed with the devotee and a little town crier thrown in for good measure ! And you …?

https://slate.com/culture/2022/04/in-praise-of-good-bookstores-jeff-deutsch-of-t...

Cupcake12 A mixture between the idler and the general 😃📚 2y
julesG Hopefully you're a non-ukulele-playing idler. 🤣🤣 2y
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