#josh cook

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🩵 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limón

🧡 The Art of Libromancy: Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-First Century by Josh Cook

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Literally magnetised together

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How to support your local indie bookstore without leaving your house

And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

Take time out from panic buying toilet paper to support your local independent bookstore!

Indie bookstores run on very thin margins and during the COVID-19 outbreak they will be particularly vulnerable.

Josh Cook is owner of Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA. He made a list of easy ways you can help indie bookstores during the pandemic.

10 Ways to Support Your Indie Bookstore Through Coronavirus and Beyond

You don’t have to leave your home for most of the things on the list. But if you’re feeling brave and there isn’t much coronavirus activity in your area, put on your face mask and drop by the bookstore to pick up some good reads to keep your brain healthy while you are in self-quarantine.

If you’re looking for something that’s a good fit for these these times, I suggest:

The Plague by Albert Camus

Without giving away any spoilers, it’s a novel about a quasi-historical plague in the Algerian city of Oran when it was under French rule. The Plague is often interpreted as an allegory for fascism -- the novel was published not long after World War II.

In Japan, The Plague by Camus is currently enjoying a surge in popularity. I’ve read it myself and strongly recommend it.

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U don’t know how much I love them

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oh how i miss them

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Josh Cook on the Behind the Scenes of Selling Books

Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of

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Josh Cook on the Behind the Scenes of Selling Books

Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of

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Weird & Wonderful Wednesday

This was…. Ah…. different….

Oh, and, also, this one isn’t so much a series, but, as far as I can tell, a stand alone. Which is probably good, because, while this one was fun, I’m not sure if I could make it through a second book.

Trike Augustine is a PI. He’s smart, and he’s a very good investigator. But, he’s not surrounded himself with the best of sidekicks, and, when a very richy rich person goes missing, and the clues seem sort of, stupid, well, it’s a heckuva ride after that.

I really liked the secondary characters too. Max (former FBI) and Lola (an artist) were hilarious and, the pig, oh the pig… such a fun read. (Whether you like James Joyce or not).

You may like this book If you Liked: The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz, Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, or The Other Emily by Dean R. Koontz

An Exaggerated Murder by Josh Cook