“(On libraries) What’s great about them is that anybody can go into them and find a book and borrow it free of charge and read it. They don’t have to steal it from a bookshop… You know when you’re young, you’re growing up, they’re almost sexually exciting places because books are powerhouses of knowledge, and therefore they’re kind of slightly dark and dangerous. You see books that kind of make you go ‘Oh!’”—
Stephen Fry (via evileskimo)
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Used books on Brunswick Avenue at Bloor St W., Toronto](http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksonq9H5ga1qz4cx0o1_500.jpg)
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Used books on Brunswick Avenue at Bloor St W., Toronto
Indie Bookstores Steal Market Share, Despite Closures
“Independent bookselling has never been easy and that never has been truer than now. That said, there are a number of booksellers who are quietly thriving in a great location, deeply embedded in their local community, with loyal customers and who are no strangers to hard work. If market share is up, it is surely testament to their passion, drive and commitment.”
Canadian SF writer Robert J. Sawyer watches the world premiere of his new ABC series FlashForward, last night at McNally Robinson Booksellers. (Fellow Canuck SFer Robert Charles Wilson is to his left. They’re both here as part of THIN AIR 2009: The Winnipeg International Writers Festival.)
photo by Chandra Mayor
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John Krasinski reads from Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace last night (9/22/09) at Skylight Books.
Music Stores, Booksellers Getting Creative to Survive
“Big chains went under because they lost track of core customers.”
Saturday, September 5/09 11am-6pm Parking Lot/EAT! bistro
September Long BBQ/Garage Sale
Burgers, fries, and 3500 books at 3/$1
Uptown Magazine ran an article this week on Winnipeg staple, Red River Books. You read the article and decide if it’s supposed to be positive or negative. I can’t tell. Honestly, there’s no way to spin it positively, from my experience. The place looks like a bomb went off in it (this pic must be photoshopped). Watch for the line about the owner using pre-used and still-dirty bags to put books in. Super gross. It may seem cute and quaint, but it gives used bookstores a bad, dirty, stinky, sticky name.
