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Independent, used and specialty bookstores — plus libraries and Little Free Libraries — across all 50 states and D.C.
Fantom Comics
2010 P Street Northwest · Washington, DC
Winchester Book Gallery
7 North Loudoun Street · Winchester, VA
Carpe Librum
7221 Harford Road · Baltimore, MD
Flashback Comics
3112 Business Center Drive · Woodbridge, VA
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Oscar Wilde
1 book on Bokateria
An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous…
Terry Pratchett
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Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical…
Neil Gaiman
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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books,…
Arthur C. Clarke
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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and…
Jacqueline Woodson
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Robert Frost
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Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for…
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Used Bookstores
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Rare Book Stores
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Antiquarian Dealers
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Book clubs & reading communities
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Book Clubs
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Library Reading Programs
Reading challenges, summer reading and library-run clubs.
Literary Associations
Literary societies, councils and associations.
Writing Groups
Critique circles, workshops and writers' collectives.
Children's Reading Programs
Story times, reading buddies and youth literacy programs.
Community Book Exchanges
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Publishing & author services
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Publishers
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Independent Publishers
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Self-Publishing Services
Companies that help authors publish, print and distribute their own books.
Book Editors
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Proofreaders
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Book Printing & Binding
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Audiobook Production
Narrators, studios and audiobook producers.
Book Distributors
Wholesalers and distributors serving stores and libraries.
Literary Agents
Agents and agencies representing authors.
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Featured books & authors
Worth a place on your nightstand
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss, Simon Mugford
Cien años de soledad
Gabriel García Márquez
The Poems
Langston Hughes
Emma
Jane Austen
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger, Shao jia yun
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Jannettte Mcury
Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
O Alquimista
Paulo Coelho
Foundation
Isaac Asimov