Mark Athitakis of the Washington City Paper’s City Desk responds to Chris Lehmann’s and Sean Carman’s D.C. bookstore recommendations. He likes Books for America’s selection and prices, but is looking for a messier, more dimly-lit place. Bonus points for stacks smelling of mulch. Leave suggestions in the City Desk comments. Image taken from 100 Word Minimum.
While I focus on things other than blogging this month, I’m running a series on independent bookstores. Yesterday Chris Lehmann praised D.C.’s foremost used bookstore, the nonprofit Books for America. Today Sean Carman puts in a good word for a store on the other end of the indie spectrum, the flashy Kramerbooks & Afterwords. (Before clicking that link, prepare yourself . . .
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Scott McLemee talks with the brains behind Open Library, an online book-info tool that focuses on obscure & out-of-print titles.