{"id":4851,"date":"2024-01-09T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4851"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:42:55","slug":"an-interview-with-josh-christie-co-owner-of-print-a-bookstore-in-portland-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/an-interview-with-josh-christie-co-owner-of-print-a-bookstore-in-portland-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Josh Christie, co-owner of Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Maine."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Welcome to the next installment of the Bookstore Solidarity Project! Every month, we\u2019ll be highlighting indie bookstore owners and booksellers across the country.<\/em><\/strong>

For January, we managed to wrangle Josh Christie of Print: A Bookstore<\/a>, in Portland, Maine. Fun fact about Print\u2014 it’s where Abby the Marketing Manager was first really introduced to Microcosm, thanks to Print’s awesome selection of zines and books!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Your name and pronouns?<\/strong>
Josh Christie, he\/him

Tell us a little bit about the store and your community!<\/strong>
We love being the most progressive, most queer-friendly bookstore in our already lefty little city. We’ve been a store for 7 years in November (!). No store cat, through four of us have dogs and one of us has pet bunnies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What got you into bookselling?<\/strong>
I couldn’t figure out what else to do with a degree in political science. This is my 20th year as a bookseller, so now it’s hard to imagine doing anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s something about your store that you think will surprise people?<\/strong>
Our store has been many things prior to our tenancy, including a furniture designer’s workshop, hardware store \/ scuba shop, and girls school. Plus, the store is haunted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What are some of you favorite ways your community supports your store?<\/strong>
The community is super-supportive of all our social media antics, which is loads of fun. They’ve also really latched on to our book clubs – we’ve got four now, and each pulls at least a dozen attendees for every meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are two books you can’t wait for people to read, or your current favorite handsells?<\/strong>
How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins by Helena de Bres<\/a> and Black Punk Now, edited by Chris L. Terry and James Spooner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can customers who aren\u2019t local shop your shelves?<\/strong>
Our website! Printbookstore.com.<\/a>

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Print has a full house \ud83e\udd70#booktok<\/a> #indiebookstore<\/a> #fullhouse<\/a><\/p> \u266c Full House – The Hollywood Prime Time Orchestra<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>