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The Importance of Independent Bookstores
by, Audrey Arnold
July 23, 2019

When thinking about your local bookstore, what comes to mind? Is it a familiar friendly face greeting you as you walk in? Is it a sense of comfort and calm? There is a simple magic to independent bookstores, and they’re a refuge for many in the neighborhoods they serve, playing an important role in benefitting the community. Local independent bookstores are vital pillars in the… [Read More]

Filed Under: #indiethursday, American Booksellers Association, bookstore, brick-and-mortar storefront, Community, Favorite Bookstores, FCBF, Fox Cities Book Festival, independent bookstore, indie bookstore, IndieBound, local bookstores, Readers Loft, shop indie, shop local, UntitledTown, UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Writer's Digest
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Ithaca: A Book Lover’s Paradise
by, Ava Russell
July 9, 2013

Ithaca, New York is more than just “Gorges.” Luminosity recently released a study deeming Ithaca the smartest city in America based on cognitive training exercises. A thriving, progressive college town, Ithaca is certainly a center for learning and growth. But what else makes it such a hotspot for brain power? Ithaca boasts a community of writers, readers, and researchers; one that makes our small city… [Read More]

Filed Under: For the Love of Books, Ithaca, Local authors, local bookstores, Readers, used books
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Featured Local Bookstores: Autumn Leaves
by, Bethany Dixon
October 11, 2011

Autumn Leaves, Ithaca’s beloved source for used books, boasts “60,000 books, 10,000 records and a café, all under one roof.” In the heart of the Commons (115 E. State Street), the basement of the bookstore contains Angry Mom Records, the ground floor contains the main bookstore, and the second floor doubles as the Owl Café (fair trade coffee, of course) and a space for the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Autumn Leaves, bookstores, Community, For the Love of Books, Ithaca, literature, local bookstores, The Commons, used books
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