But first, a Short Essay Regarding the Importance of the Independent Bookstore
From the Cluttered Desk of Philip Stead (with Erin sitting close by):
The twenty-first century has had a rocky start for lovers of bookstores and real, paper books. The advent of e-bookery coupled with Wall Street’s unfortunate shenanigans has created an environment in which many stores have had to close their doors. Here in Ann Arbor we lost Shaman Drum, our downtown indie store that had peddled books to students and townies alike for more than three decades. Next was Borders, an Ann Arbor institution that began as a small indie shop on State Street. Long before her career as a bookmaker Erin worked at the downtown Borders. She tended the children’s section. It’s strange now to walk by its empty shell.
Throughout all this I’ve believed (or, more accurately, wanted to believe) that there’s…
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