19/07/2026
Every shop on the street is built to move you through it. The supermarket, the fast-fashion store, even the coffee chain with its armchairs are all quietly optimizing for your exit. The bookshop is the only one built to keep you.
If all this sounds nostalgic, the numbers tell a more optimistic story. The bookshop is not dying; it is quietly booming. According to the American Booksellers Association, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by around 70 percent between 2020 and 2025, with 422 new shops opening in 2025 alone. Read the full piece, then tell us: will you visit a bookshop this week?
Read more: https://magazine.1000libraries.com/why-we-lose-track-of-time-in-bookshops/
