April 23, 2021
National Independent Bookstore Day
Are you looking for a book about books?
Do you have a favorite Indie Bookstore?
The last Saturday in April is Independent Bookstore Day in the United States, and indie book stores around the country are planning special events (either virtually or in person). Have you checked out your local indie book store?
To observe this day, I’ve collected a few stories set in bookstores. I’ve read them all and my top favorites (and highly recommended) are How to Find Love in a Bookshop, The Last Bookshop in London, The Printed Letter Bookshop, and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. I could reread these over and over again! Titles are links to my reviews or Amazon affiliate links.
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How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
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The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin
The Lost For Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Mr. Punumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
QOTD:
Have you read one of these stories set in a bookstore?
Do you have a recommendation you can add?
Are you planning a trip to your local Indie bookstore on Saturday?
Happy Reading Bookworms!
“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke
“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes
“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection!
Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text
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Happy Reading Bookworms!
“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke
“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes
“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection!
Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text
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Lost For Words is one of my favourite books! I think The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is set in a bookshop. I also enjoyed Summer at Bluebell Bank by Jen Mouat and The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser are both lovely reads. Our bookshops haven’t opened yet in Scotland but will be open again from Monday – hooray!
Thanks for the recs Joanne! I’m happy to hear your bookshops will be open again!
What a wonderful idea for a list. Thanks, Carole.
Thanks Marianne! 🙌
I love Independent Bookstore Day. One of my favorite days of the year! 😌
I hope you’ll be able to go in person to your fav indie this year!
Thank you! I’m planning on it today! 😀
A marvelous list. Thank you.
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
What a great excuse to buy more books!
Absolutely! 🙌
I didn’t know this was a thing! We went down to our main local one this last weekend!
Yay! 🙌
The Storied Life of AJ Firky is a favourite of mine too.
Sadly we no longer have an indie bookshop in my town, and the closest is about a two hour drive away.
My indie is about an hour away. I don’t get there often enough.
I have The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry on my tbr! I’ve heard a lot about that one.
I think you’d enjoy it!
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