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INDIE BOOKSTORE

Independent bookstores have championed authors over the years. Now it’s time for writers to champion them.

Countless independent bookstores around the world have been forced to temporarily or permanently shutter due to COVID-19. Granted, indie bookstores are nothing if not creative, dreaming up alternate revenue sources from curbside delivery to curated book care.)

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