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Essays Two: On Proust, Translation, Foreign Languages, and the City of Arles

by Lydia Davis Author

This immense collection comes from Lydia Davis, the so-called “magician of self-consciousness,” “best prose…

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Promote Your Book: Spread the Word, Find Your Readers, and Build a Literary Community

by Eleanor C. Whitney Author

So you've written a book—now what? Your next step is to find your readers and get that book into their hands. Eleanor…

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The Art of Libromancy: On Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-first Century

by Josh Cook Author

Where do you get your books from? Is it your indie bookstore, a large chain, or an online megacorp squeezing the life…

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Poster Comic / Catalog

by Joe Biel Author and Gerta Oparaku Egy Illustrator

Every year lately we've been making a new catalog in the format of a poster! On the front, there's a comic (or some…

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Sticker #566: Service Dog Book Trike

Sticker #566Service Dog Book Trike

Service dogs are the best! Especially when they're pedaling a cargo trike full of books. Show your support for these…

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The Werewolf Expert

by Brandon Lehmann Author

Imagine it's your first day at work at a major chain bookstore and a customer comes in, asking: "What do you know about…

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How to Protect Bookstores and Why: The Present and Future of Bookselling

by Danny Caine Author

Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places,…

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Reading the Stars: Astrology for Book Lovers

by Book Riot Author

Contemplate your favorite books and authors through the lens of astrology. The Book Riot editorial team tackles potent…

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Sticker #540: The Book Was Better

Sticker #540The Book Was Better

The book really was better. Change my mind. I dare you.

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Sticker #536: Books Are (Emotionally) Heavy

Sticker #536Books Are (Emotionally) Heavy

Be sure to get your emotional weightlifting workouts in because things are about to get heavy. Also, it doesn't hurt to…

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Sticker #541: The Movie Was Better

Sticker #541The Movie Was Better

Was the movie really better? Apparently, this sticker thinks so.

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Sticker #539: It Was a Book First

Sticker #539It Was a Book First

Will this be the new chicken-or-the-egg dilemma?

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The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)

by Carol Fisher Saller Author

If you only read one book about editing books, make it this one. Experienced editor and style guide expert Carol Fisher…

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50 Ways to Protect Bookstores

by Danny Caine Author

Bookstores are important. So are booksellers. And they—and the ideas and communities they serve—need…

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Sticker #529: Read a Fucking Book

Sticker #529Read a Fucking Book

The sticker says it all. Read a fucking book! That's, like, our whole deal here at Microcosm. Slap this sticker on your…

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$35 Superpack: Write Your Book!

by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author, Ariel Gore Author, Jessie L. Kwak Author and Joe Biel Author

Writing a book? We know, this is a hard thing to do. Here are three of our best books about how to write your own.…

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Banned Books

by DK Author

A global survey of banned books and the censorship controversies surrounding them. Books are powerful things—they have…

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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

by Megan Rosenbloom Author

This macabre book offers the reader a glimpse into a decidedly spooky practice: the binding of books in human skin.…

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Reefer Movie Madness: Ultimate Stoner Film Guide

by Shirley Halperin Author and Steve Bloom Author

More than 420 films are listed in this extensive reference guide to movies perfectly tailored for a stoner audience,…

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Library Mouse: A World to Explore

by Daniel Kirk Author

One night in the library, Sam meets Sarah. Sarah is an adventurous mouse, but Sam is a bookmouse. He never climbs up…

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How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future!

by Danny Caine Author

When a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preying on local businesses…

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Rejected Books: The Most Unpublishable Books of All Time

by Graham Johnson Author and Rob Hibbert Author

From the creators of Images You Should Not Masturbate To, this collection of forty hilarious books that were never made…

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I Support My Local Independent Bookstore

Announce it loud and proud! Supporting local and independent booksellers gets more important every year, as big internet…

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In Praise of Good Bookstores

by Jeff Deutsch Author

What good is a bookstore in the 21st century? In the age of information, of ebooks and audiobooks, what use do we have…

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Revolution Between the Lines

Reading is revolutionary! Celebrate the power of good writing with this typewriter-themed magnet. Stick it on your…

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Sticker #520: Books Save Lives

Sticker #520Books Save Lives

Books save lives! Celebrate the power of a good book with this sticker. Slap it up on any flat surface you feel like!

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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

by Michiko Kakutani Author

In this collection of personal and thought-provoking essays about favorite classics and exciting new novelties, this…

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Sticker #487: I Read Past My Bedtime

Sticker #487I Read Past My Bedtime

Do you prefer a good story, sometimes to the detriment of a good night's sleep? Are books your preferred mode of revenge…

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Sticker #488: Readers Are Words People

Sticker #488Readers Are Words People

Proclaim your love of books and reading, as well as your personality type and possibly who you want to date with this…

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Why I Write

by George Orwell Author

From Penguin's series of "Great Ideas," author George Orwell - best known for his work of 1984 - comes to shed light on…

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