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Where to shop on independent bookstore day
April 29, 2016·By BLAC Editorial
Take a trip to these local favorites this independent bookstore day
April 29, 2016
n April 30, Independent Bookstore Day will hit over 400 shops around the country for the second year. Participating book stores will offer new books and other exclusive merchandise this weekend. Independent bookstore day aims to celebrate these stores, not only as places to shop, but as a community spaces. Though there are only a few local venues officially participating, you can still get in the spirit by planning a trip to your favorite local book shop, or discovering a new one from our list of Detroit-area bookstores below.
Participating stores:
Pages Bookshop
19560 Grand River Ave., Detroit 313-473-7342 or PagesBKShop.com
Book Beat
26010 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park 248-968-1190 or TheBookBeat.com
Literati Bookstore
124 E. Washington, Ann Arbor 734-585-5567 or LiteratiBookstore.com
Other local shops:
Source Booksellers
4240 Cass Ave., #105, Detroit 313-832-1155 or SourceBooksellers.com
Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore
13535 Livernois Ave., Detroit 313-491-0777
Second Baptist Church Bookstore
441 Monroe St., Detroit 313-961-0325 or SecondBaptistDetroit.org
Ditto Ditto
1548 Trumbull St., Detroit DittoDitto.org
Blackstone Bookstore & Cultural Center
214 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti 734-961-7376 or Facebook.com/BlackStoneBookstore
Nandi’s Knowledge Café
12511 Woodward Ave., Detroit 313-865-1288
John K. King Used & Rare Books
901 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit 313-961-0622 or RareBookLink.com
Mayflower Bookshop
2645 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley 248-547-8227 or MayflowerBookshop.com
Magina Books
2311 Fort St., Lincoln Park 313-928-7177 or MaginaBooks.com
Another Look Books
22263 Goddard Rd., Taylor 734-374-5665 or Facebook.com/AnotherLookBooksEvery question deserves a better answer than a search result — here's where this story leads.
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