In anticipation of Independent Bookstore Day (April 27th!), Katherine and Ashley discuss their favorite indie bookstores.

Books mentioned in order of appearance:

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

The Immortal Life of King Rao by Vauhini Vara

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

Long Way Down by Jason Reynold

There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Whose Afraid of Gender by Judith Butlet

Bookstores Mentioned by Location:

Chicago:

Unabridged

Open Books

New York

Books Are Magic

Unnameable Books

Kansas City:

Rainy Day Books

Boulder:

Boulder Bookstore

Portland:

Powells

Nashville:

Parnassus

Seattle:

Elliot Bay