This week I’m launching one of the features I was most excited about including in my newsletter: interviews with the people behind the counters at the bookstores I’ve always loved spending time in. For the first conversation in the series, I spoke with Rachel Manija Brown, who owns Paper & Clay Bookshop in Crestline, California.

Our conversation went to unexpected places, and is a must-read for anyone who’s ever harbored the daydream of running a bookstore.

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