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the open book

Wigtown, a tiny seaside village on the west coast of Scotland, is made up almost exclusively of secondhand bookshops. Last winter, my boyfriend and I had the opportunity to take the reins of one, The Open Book, which is run by a different set of volunteers each week. Visitors rent a sweet apartment through Airbnb and manage the bookstore underneath throughout their stay (finances,

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