When you shop locally, you support your community. Small businesses appreciate your purchases and feed more money per sales dollar back into your local economy. Independent bookstores hire local booklovers and support authors beyond the bestseller lists. Every independent bookstore has a unique selection of books and gifts, so with every bookstore visit, you can …
This Saturday, November 30, is Small Business Saturday, a day that independent bookstores celebrate as Indies First– a day that reminds us to prioritize independent bookstores for holiday shopping and year-round. Shopping locally and independently strengthens communities, reduces carbon footprints, and helps keep our neighborhoods unique and thriving. When the bomb cyclone hit the Pacific …
The days after Thanksgiving are known for many things: leftovers, pie for breakfast, holiday decorating, quality time with family and friends, as well as Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday. As you feel festive, be sure to visit local, independent bookstores. Watch for the Holiday Catalog and staff recommendations online and in person at your …
Celeste Ng, 2022 official spokesperson for Indies First from Greg Galloway on Vimeo. Shop local, shop Indies First for the holidays! Independent bookstores are filled with amazing gift ideas and treasures to brighten winter days. On Saturday November 26 and year ’round, support small businesses. If you aren’t sure what bookstore is nearest to you, …
This was originally posted in the newsletter from Broadway Books in Portland, OR. The holidays are just around the corner! We invite you to join us for a variety of holiday events at Broadway Books over the next several weeks, including a celebration of Brian Doyle and a new collection of his essays on December …
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds, who is serving his second term as the 2018 Indies First spokesperson, the American Booksellers Association and American Express, and Reynolds’ publisher, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, are working together to make available 20,000 special edition copies of Reynolds’s Ghost to young readers in underserved communities this holiday season. Through the initiative, participating independent booksellers will …
If you’re looking for inspiration to start hoarding water in your home and vehicle, look no further. In Dry, Southern California devolves into chaos as tap water suddenly ceases to flow. Stores are stripped bare of all bottled drinks, and within days lawlessness abounds. The book follows a cast of teenage characters as they first …
Author Jason Reynolds is the official spokesperson for the 5th Annual Indies First celebration of independent bookstores! On Saturday, he’ll be supporting his local bookstores in Washington, DC as a celebrity bookseller, but authors and booksellers have great things planned all around the country. The American Booksellers Association compiled an interactive map so you can …
Saturday was Small Business Saturday and independent bookstores’ special Indies First day. Stores around the region strutted their small business stuff, and customers enjoyed a joyous kick-off to the holiday shopping season. In McMinnville, OR, Third Street Books was part of the community-wide small business passport program. Brian Juenemann, executive director of regional trade association …
