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    • 27 Ratings
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    Note to Caitlin: Joan Didion Is Not Your BFF

    JANUARY 13, 2012 8:19AM

    By Martha Nichols


    Topics: mortality, aging, books, caitlin flanagan, joan didion, blue nights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 136 Ratings
    • 742537 Views
    • 166 Comments
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    25 Things I Learned From Opening a Bookstore

    JANUARY 20, 2012 10:10AM

    By jlsathre


    Topics: readers, business plans, book stores, books

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1607 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Layers of Time and Existence

    JANUARY 9, 2012 6:41PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: books, belief/religion, environment, fiction, jeanette winterson, sexing the cherry, puritans, england, seattle, the view from my window

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 13603 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Why I Stopped Believing in God

    JANUARY 2, 2012 5:29PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: faith, god, dinner with a perfect stranger, vanity fair, god is not great, christopher hitchens, christianity, family, books, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 3801 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Norman Mailer's Combustible Ego

    DECEMBER 21, 2011 8:20PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: norman mailer, an american dream, books, fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 4728 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Why Reading Novels on My Kindle Scares Me

    DECEMBER 20, 2011 12:36PM

    By Martha Nichols


    Topics: kindle, e-readers, children and reading, kids today, the loss of narrative, books, woe is me, i'll survive, happy holidays

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1928 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Celebrating my independents

    DECEMBER 18, 2011 9:58PM

    By Lucy Mercer


    Topics: books, bookstores, independent bookstores, used bookstores, open call, declaration of independents

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1614 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    A Gem of a Book Store -- Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI

    DECEMBER 2, 2011 3:02PM

    By Lisa Vogel


    Topics: books, business, economy, declaration of independents, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1907 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    My Favorite Bookstore(s)

    DECEMBER 2, 2011 9:29AM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: open call, bookstores, howard's, caveat emptor, indiana, bloomington, wesleyan park plaza, waldenbooks, ebooks, books, kentucky, owensboro, moneytree, retail

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 3214 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Why I Love Greenpoint, Brooklyn indie bookstore WORD

    NOVEMBER 30, 2011 12:24PM

    By Rachel Kramer Bussel


    Topics: jenn northington, jennifer hayden, underwire, new york, nyc, brooklyn, greenpoint, word, books, book, declaration of independents, open call, poetry, nikki giovanni, rachel kramer bussel, reading

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2915 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    The Things I Didn't Keep of Mom and Dad's

    NOVEMBER 30, 2011 9:42AM

    By jlsathre


    Topics: parents, books, growing old, endings, goodbyes, family, memories, home, inscriptions

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 2740 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    Two small bookstores that have a big place in my heart

    NOVEMBER 30, 2011 8:56AM

    By Alysa Salzberg


    Topics: possible location for my dream wedding, baldwin's book barn, housing works, hiv/aids charity, new york, pennsylvania, antique books, books, independent bookstores, open call, bookstores, declaration of independents

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 928 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Bookstore Noir

    NOVEMBER 28, 2011 6:01PM

    By Beans&Greens


    Topics: books, george pelecanos, declaration of independents

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3846 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    How We Perceive Nudity

    NOVEMBER 16, 2011 7:15PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: books, mark edward smith, the nude figure, the nude female figure, anatomy, mortality, sexuality, nudity, kiki de montparnasse, paris, education, art

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1795 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Perfect Cake

    NOVEMBER 14, 2011 10:54AM

    By BetsyRath


    Topics: baking, family, food/drink, books, foodie, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 29070 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Science Fiction for Young Adults: A Recommended List

    NOVEMBER 9, 2011 10:08PM

    By David Brin


    Topics: science fiction, young adults, teens, books

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 5605 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Erotica and Me: A Second Career

    NOVEMBER 3, 2011 5:14AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: my brilliant second career, erotica, sex, writing, making a living, courtesans, renaissance, books, economy, feminism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1044 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Creation For Dummies

    OCTOBER 12, 2011 1:41AM

    By Farleftside


    Topics: cartoon saturday, books, dummies, religion, god, creation

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1735 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Respect the Page

    OCTOBER 11, 2011 2:28AM

    By Christine Schoenwald


    Topics: books, readers, fanaticism, criticism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1859 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Why Liberia?? The Story of Two Sisters in Peace

    OCTOBER 7, 2011 11:24AM

    By Brazen Princess


    Topics: television, politics, health, feminism, economy, books, history, nobel peace prize 2011

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