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Best present my kids ever got me!
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I‘ve been working on a big life change for several months… next month I‘m leaving my career in education after 19 years to open a bookstore!!!

I‘m soooo excited! I‘ve been taking classes so I‘m now a “certified frontline bookseller,” shadowing bookstore owners, and doing a deep dive into small business ownership. The store is called Bookish Notions and I‘m working to secure a storefront in southeastern PA! I‘m looking at Ambler at the moment. ⬇️

I am in love with this book! It has little paintings of the bookstore, a little blurb about it, and then a quote or tidbit about the bookstore. It brings me so much joy.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Either Shakespeare and Company in Paris or Powell's in Portland.
2. Yes, also known as my Litsy TBR.

Tagging whoever is interested!

New bookstore alert! This is a non-profit in Guilford, CT that raises money to get talkers for non-verbal folks. #bookstore
Pro-tip: Branford is having a massive library booksale this weekend. So #CT Litsy folks need to book it (hah) out here this weekend :)

Oh, Amazon. You know me so well.

What a gorgeous set of postcards - and on the reverse an equally gorgeous letter. 😍. Thank you @Soubhiville

What a charming book! I enjoyed every story and painting of all the independent bookstores featured in this book. It‘s easily read sporadically, but I found myself so intrigued that I tended to read in larger chunks. Added bonus, I have now compiled a list of all the stores I'd love to visit one day, which is to say, all of the stores featured in this book. Sadly, some are now closed. But happily, many are still open! Ahh to dream! 5/5⭐️

The Cozy Chapter. I would totally go to that store. 😊😊

It‘s the advantage of being the driver - when you spot things whilst driving through a little village today you just pull over and loose an hour! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A friend posted this on Facebook. I can‘t say I‘ve used a shopping cart before, but I have needed a hand basket before. #goals

Day Seven: #7covers7days #covercrush

Final day for me and it feels appropriate to finish with a book cover that celebrates all things books and reading! 📚

This was fun, thanks again for the tag @Cathythoughts

ANYONE CAN PLAY!!! 🤓
(A week worth of book covers, no explanation needed.)

My aunt found this for me at her library‘s used book sale and sent it all the way from Vermont to Texas. ❤️ she gets me ❤️

LOOK AT THIS PARADISE OKAY? ?

This is my favourite bookstore in Germany: Dussmann in the Friedrichstraße (Berlin Mitte). It has the biggest English books variety in the country, a huge selection of notebooks, travel books, dvds, cds, and more. Also, it is absolutely gorgeous ?.

#bookstore #love #colours #vacation

#letstravelaugust #bookstore

Currently reading this on Libby and wishing I had a hard copy so I could enjoy the paintings more. Cartoonist Bob Eckstein paints 75 book stores, old and new, and adds an anecdote to each painting. Really enjoying so far.

Day 6 - #Bookstore #LetsTravelAugust

Check this link: https://www.bustle.com/p/12-of-the-biggest-bookshops-in-the-world-for-when-you-w...

Great quote from bibliophileonabudget 🙌🏽📖😋

Bookstores and libraries are such beacons of light and art and truth. Sacred ground!

In #prosperos #bookstore

When a #booknerd has time to kill in Aspen...📖🤓❤️

A charming book of illustrations of bookshops from around the world (though very US-heavy) paired with some history of the store along with brief anecdotes. What‘s not to love in a book about bookstores? And now I want to visit every one.

Something that was gifted to me which I read last year. The pictures are lovely.

A lovely little book with information about and stories from bookstores around the world.

LOVE this 💙💜💚

Some books about bookstores and set in bookshops that I‘m interested to read. #wishlist
#readingresolutions #bookstore

It's been a good day... 📖🤓

I‘ve missed Litsy and you Sweet Littens so much the past week as I‘ve been in an Ultimate Blogging Bootcamp. My brain is about to explode, and I still have a few days of work left. So since I can‘t focus to read, I‘ve been enjoying this #delightfulbook about the world‘s best #indie bookstores #roadtrip #fieldtrip

Love this Jennifer Egan story

This was a cozy little book perfect for reading on this incredibly cold day. It contains beautiful paintings by the author along with short descriptions and anecdotes about bookstores around the world.

Look @JazzFeathers - I made it. It is a miracle that I left with a cent to my name. Thank you again for the recommendation.

Picked up this lovely book at the equally lovely bookstore in the picture. #door #emojinov 🚪Hope to visit all the ones still open one day. #nola

I love to read and I love to travel. This is a cool book of stories from bookstores around the world. 🌎I always visit indie bookstores when I am traveling. Does anyone have suggestions for ones that cannot be missed?

Cool cover 😎

This is a beautiful book on bookstores. There are little quips about the bookstores. However, the illustrations of the bookstores are what makes this a must for any lover of bookstores. For someone who has actually rode tripped just to visit bookstores, I really enjoyed this book.

A visit to the Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans while on vacation would not be complete without a book. It is included in this charming book.

Loved reading the stories and fav quotes behind these stores. Oh to visit them all someday! #bookstoreporn #booksaboutbooks

And so #independenceday marks the close of #independentseveryday! Thanks for playing along. So I've told you about more than 30 independent bookstores I love -- today, tell me YOURS!! (And you can always check the #getindie tag here on Litsy for more great ideas!) #bookstore #bookstorelove #indiebookstore #indiebound #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #litsylovesbookstores

Day 2 of #independentseveryday! Excelsior Bay Books, just outside of Minneapolis, does an amazing job of consistently putting on smart, engaging, well-attended events. Readers & authors alike flock back. Special shout-out to Pamela Klinger-Horn, organizer extraordinaire (and one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.) #bookstorelove #bookstore #booktour #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #twincities #indiebound #getindie

Now starting: #independentseveryday! Daily til July 4, I'll highlight an independent bookstore I love -- & encourage you all to do the same. Today is @prairielightsbooks in Iowa City, one of many gems in my home state. I attended many readings at the U of I Summer Writing Festival & it was a dream come true to read there myself last year. #authorsofinstagram #bookstore #bookstagram #iowa #iowacity #indiebound #booktour #bookstorelove #getindie

Loved flipping through this book and seeing all the amazing bookstores!

This is a cute little collection of some of the world's loveliest bookshops with pretty drawings and short anecdotes. Makes a great gift for any bookworm (I know cause I got it as such). :)

And another gift. These people know me. 😍

My book bag tote celebrating Independent Bookstore Day! My pin celebrating the same; thank you @TheBookHippie 😊 the T-shirt the bookstore gave me and the red bookmark celebrating! And, in the used books section, I finally found the DS book that I am missing! The back of the book bag features a check list of the participating bookstores. You receive a discount upon visiting each one and they check off their store 😉

Spring is finally in the air and it's feeling fine. Stop by and discover some great books for all your park reading needs! 🌿🌸📚

A peaceful sight: the bookstore after hours. Goodnight, books. Goodnight, moon. Goodnight, Upper West Side! #thisismybookstore #bookculture #indiethursday

#BookNDessert!!! It's a gelid night that has descended upon us in the dark & wooded mountaintop Middle Earth community. So, with the fire going, we have settled into our reading chairs, me with my hot chocolate & hillock of marshmallows, chocolate chip vanilla biscotti, & book. ....And #Coale is in the background saying, "Muh book." Oh, Coale! ???

Great gift book for the bookstore lover in your life. Great stories about visitors to these shops and the illustrations are wonderful.