{"id":5105,"date":"2024-03-28T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:00:19","slug":"bookstore-solidarity-project-charlies-queer-books-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/bookstore-solidarity-project-charlies-queer-books-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookstore Solidarity Project: Charlie’s Queer Books (A People’s Guide to Publishing)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2013, we predicted that the bookstore model would shift to more specialized indie stores that offered a narrower offering around their own curated interests and values, with more books face-out and unabashedly clear messaging about who the store is and is not for. And here are we are in 2024, with Charlie’s Queer Books<\/a> of Seattle, Washington offering a perfect example. This week on the pod, we interview Charlie, who has awesome stories about the importance of creating a safer space to demonstrate that there are, in fact, happy queer people.

Check out our other interview with Charlie here. <\/a>

Get the\u00a0People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0here<\/a>!
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In 2013, we predicted that the bookstore model would shift to more specialized indie stores that offered a narrower offering around their own curated interests and values, with more books face-out and unabashedly clear messaging about who the store is and is not for. And here are we are in 2024, with Charlie’s Queer Books… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,221,12,11,26],"class_list":["post-5105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-bookstore-solidarity-project","tag-business-of-publishing","tag-interviews","tag-podcast"],"my_excerpt":"\n

In 2013, we predicted that the bookstore model would shift to more specialized indie stores that offered a narrower offering around their own curated interests and values, with more books face-out and unabashedly clear messaging about who the store is and is not for. And here are we are in 2024, with Charlie's Queer Books<\/a> of Seattle, Washington offering a perfect example. This week on the pod, we interview Charlie, who has awesome stories about the importance of creating a safer space to demonstrate that there are, in fact, happy queer people.

Check out our other interview with Charlie here. <\/a>

Get the\u00a0People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0here<\/a>!
Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!

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In 2013, we predicted that the bookstore model would shift to more specialized indie stores that offered a narrower offering around their own curated interests and values, with more books face-out and unabashedly clear messaging about who the store is and is not for. And here are we are in 2024, with Charlie’s Queer Books<\/a> of Seattle, Washington offering a perfect example. This week on the pod, we interview Charlie, who has awesome stories about the importance of creating a safer space to demonstrate that there are, in fact, happy queer people.

Check out our other interview with Charlie here. <\/a>

Get the\u00a0People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0here<\/a>!
Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!

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