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August 23, 2022

SURVEY: What People are Reading: An Informal Survey of Bookstores Across the U.S.

August 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen

Bookstore Staff from Charleston to Chicago Weigh In

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August 23, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Survey
Bookstores
August 23, 2019

Q&A: An Acclaimed Bookseller, on What 1,000 Books You Should Read Before You Die

August 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: An Acclaimed Bookseller, on What 1,000 Books You Should Read Before You Die

“The Right Book at the Right Time Can Expand Our Lives,” He Says

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August 23, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Books, Reading, Bookstores
January 05, 2019

LIST: What Books Deserved More Attention in 2018? We Asked Chicago Bookstores

January 05, 2019/ Adam Cohen
LIST: What Books Deserved More Attention in 2018? We Asked Chicago Bookstores

Books About World War I, Young People Experiencing 9/11, and the University of Chicago’s First Female President

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January 05, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
List
Underappreciated Books, Chicago, Bookstores
June 07, 2017

Q&A: Two Sisters, a New Bookstore, and a Feminist Take on Romance Novels

June 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: Two Sisters, a New Bookstore, and a Feminist Take on Romance Novels

A Younger, Hipper Approach to Selling 'Bodice Rippers'

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June 07, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Q & A
Romance Literature, Genre Fiction, Bookstores
July 22, 2016

OUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORES: At the Strand, in New York, It's All About the Words

July 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen
OUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORES: At the Strand, in New York, It's All About the Words

A Point That's Really Driven Home in the Famous Basement Bins

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July 22, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Our Favorite Bookstores
Bookstores, The Strand, New York City
April 15, 2016

OUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORES: Detroit's Shabby, Wonderful John K. King Used & Rare Books

April 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen
OUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORES: Detroit's Shabby, Wonderful John K. King Used & Rare Books

All of Mr. King’s resources were spent on what is actually important: over one million books

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April 15, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ 3 Comments
Our Favorite Bookstores
Bookstores, Used Books, Detroit, Favorite Bookstores
March 21, 2016

5 HOT BOOKS: Mass Incarceration, a Novel About Siblings at Each Others' Throats, and More

March 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Mass Incarceration, a Novel About Siblings at Each Others' Throats, and More

And two books, a novel and a memoir, that won National Book Circle Awards last week

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March 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Fiction, Prisons, African-American Literature, Bookstores, Memoirs
February 13, 2016

NEWS: Very Good to Hear: Bookstore Sales Rise for the First Time Since 2007

February 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: Very Good to Hear: Bookstore Sales Rise for the First Time Since 2007

A welcome, and to many unexpected, 2.5% increase

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February 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Bookstores, Book industry, Print
February 02, 2016

NEWS: Wow! Amazon May Be About to Open Hundreds of Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstores

February 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: Wow! Amazon May Be About to Open Hundreds of Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstores

And at this point, there are more questions about the report than answers

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February 02, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Bookstores, Amazon
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