Listen "Independent Book Store Day"
Episode Synopsis
In anticipation of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27th!), Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite indie bookstores.
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Long Way Down by Jason Reynold
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet
Bookstores Mentioned by Location:
Chicago:
Unabridged
Open Books
New York
Books Are Magic
Unnameable Books
Kansas City:
Rainy Day Books
Boulder:
Boulder Bookstore
Portland:
Powells
Nashville:
Parnassus
Seattle:
Elliot Bay
Books mentioned in order of appearance:
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Long Way Down by Jason Reynold
There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet
Bookstores Mentioned by Location:
Chicago:
Unabridged
Open Books
New York
Books Are Magic
Unnameable Books
Kansas City:
Rainy Day Books
Boulder:
Boulder Bookstore
Portland:
Powells
Nashville:
Parnassus
Seattle:
Elliot Bay
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