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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss

Shoutout to my local indie: RJ Julia in Madison, CT!
And The Book Barn in Niantic.
And Bank Square Books in Mystic.
And Northshire Books in Manchester, VT.
And The Strand in NYC. …

Ah, Hell, who am I kidding? Gimme ALL the bookstores… 😍 this is why I shop at Bookshop.org. So I can spread the love…

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TheBookHippie

kspenmoll I love this shout out! In CT let me add Riverbend bookstore- their main store is in Glastonbury, their smaller store in West Hartford. And yes to every Indio bookstore everywhere! 1d

Amiable @kspenmoll I‘ll have to stop at Riverbend the next time I take my car up to Liberty Mazda in Hartford for service! I usually come home along Route 2 and could stop in Glastonbury. 1d

kspenmoll @Amiable Great idea! Next time! We do go to RJ Julia‘s in Madison every summer. It‘s a family tradition! 24h

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TheBookHippie Making LOOOOONG list of bookstores to visit ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 24h

Amiable @TheBookHippie Someone on here was going to compile a list of “favorite Litsy bookstores” at one point —I don‘t think they ever did and I forget who it was. But I‘d love to see a list like that! 24h

TheBookHippie @Amiable YESSSSS!!!!!! 23h

dabbe 🧡🩶💛 5h

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Robotswithpersonality

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss

Yummy! 😋

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Robotswithpersonality

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore | Evan Friss

How have I never seen this word before?!

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TieDyeDude

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land | Rebecca Nagle

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While this imparts a powerful history of the forced removal, disenfranchisement, and legal gymnastics against American Indians throughout history, it confusingly starts with a very detailed account of a murder of which the details have zero relevance to the rest of the book. It was confusing and set up a false expectation for the rest of the book. It should be read by every American citizen, but just don't get invested in the Jacobs murder...

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Hooked_on_books

These Truths: A History of the United States | Jill Lepore

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As she mentions at the start, this is a political history of the US. Some of it is how I learned history in school, but some definitely has a different focus, for which I am grateful. It‘s long but really worthwhile. Every time I dive into US history, it reminds me that none of the stupid shit happening now is new. And we got to better spots after those previous times, so that gives me hope.

Sace Sounds like a book I need to read. Sometimes hope is hard. 2w

charl08 I have this still to read on the shelf - need to pick it up. Love her writing. 2w

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Bookfan1414

A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn

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Took me almost 4 days to finish this massive audiobook(34 hrs). It was a tough book to listen to but important. I did end up buying the paperback for my trophy shelf.

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rebcamuse

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story | Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company

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No book or project could ever be comprehensive when it comes to exploring and capturing the history and legacy that began in 1619, when enslaved Africans set foot on the shores of North America, a year prior to the arrival of the Mayflower. However, as a reclamation of American History, this book is a chronicle, a celebration of poetry, art, and writing, and a call for understanding and moving forward.

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wideeyedreader

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President | Candice Millard

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Finished listening to this one last night- and loved it!! I learned so much about President Garfield, who I really didn‘t know much about before. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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