Maybe we just got lucky. But this luck makes me believe that changing the course of the corporate world is possible. Amazon doesn’t get to make all the decisions; the people can make them, by choosing how and where they spend their money. If what a bookstore offers matters to you, then shop at a bookstore. If you feel that the experience of reading a book is valuable, then read a book. This is how we change the world: We grab hold of it. We change ourselves.

The Bookstore Strikes Back - Ann Patchett - The Atlantic

Just re-read this in hard copy while crying into my New Years Day bubble bath. Feelings!

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ANN PATCHETT, YOU BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DEFENDER OF BOOKS AND BOOKSTORES. 

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YES. A million times yes. Here’s a short list of the best independent bookstores in America compiled by Travel & Leisure, including Powell’s and other amazing booksellers.

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