Why Do We Love Bookstores? ft. a NYTimes Bestseller (Evan Friss)

from Linen Suit & Plastic Tie · host Gorav Menon & Kevin Liu

Why do you love being in bookstores? What is the story of bookstores in American history? How did Barnes & Noble switch onto the underdog's team in the bookselling industry? What are the common traits of booksellers? This week, we chat with Evan Friss, author of New York Times Bestseller The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, and Professor of Urban and Public History at James Madison University.

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