{"product_id":"bookshops-a-readers-history-9781771961745","title":"Bookshops: A Reader's History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBookshops \u003c\/i\u003eis the best kind of biblio-mystery, in which a cultivated and civilized detective guides us through the labyrinth of the world's stores, stopping to talk for a while, before plunging off on the next fascinating diversion. Jorge Carrion brings page-turning excitement to the extended essay form.\" --Iain Sinclair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge Carrion collects bookshops: from Gotham Book Mart and the Strand Bookstore in New York City to City Lights Bookshop and Green Apple Books in San Francisco and all the bright spots in between (Prairie Lights, Tattered Cover, and countless others). In this thought-provoking, vivid, and entertaining essay, Carrion meditates on the importance of the bookshop as a cultural and intellectual space. Filled with anecdotes from the histories of some of the famous (and not-so-famous) shops he visits on his travels, thoughtful considerations of challenges faced by bookstores, and fascinating digressions on their political and social impact, \u003ci\u003eBookshops\u003c\/i\u003e is both a manifesto and a love letter to these spaces that transform readers' lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJorge Carrion \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and literary critic. His published works include essays, novellas, novels and travel writing, and his articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLonely Planet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771961745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jorge Carri\u0026#243;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668354298012,"sku":"9781771961745","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_87c7f3ff-e4a9-4a33-b1b9-21797660bd5f.jpg?v=1603917310","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bookshops-a-readers-history-9781771961745","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}