Long live independent bookstores

Big Country Politics: Abilene bookstore owner discuses concerns of House Bill 1375

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - In this week's episode of Big Country Politics, Arlene Kasselman, owner of the bookstore Seven and One Books, discussed House Bill 1375 and her concerns. House Bill 1375 is legislation in Texas aimed at regulating businesses that distribute obscene content. Censorship concerns rise over Texas bill; Abilene bookstore pushes back "The thing that caught my attention was the wording on the bill because it actua…

Long live independent bookstores

In the 1998 rom-com You’ve Got Mail, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) owns an adorable independent bookstore facing an existential threat — a big baddie corporate chain bookstore that has moved […]

Paris: Independent bookstores, a major literary force in France, face a threat to their future due to declining book consumption and the growing dominance of large corporations in the sector. However, they are finding new ways to survive. On Saturday, some 700 bookstores in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg are celebrating the 27th Independent Bookstore Day by offering a rose and a book to every customer who visits them this […]