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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
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by Lewis Buzbee (Author) (edit contributors)

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November, a dark, rainy Tuesday, late afternoon. This is my ideal time to be in a bookstore. The shortened light of the afternoon and the idleness and hush of the hour gather everything close, the shelves and the books and the few other customers who graze head-bent in the narrow aisles. I’ve... read more

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When I walk into a bookstore, any bookstore, first thing in the morning, I'm flooded with a sense of hushed excitement.

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Alone among Others
The Magic Box
... & Company
Bibliopolis, the City of Books
On the Road
Out of Darkness
Big Business
Not My Doolittle You Don't
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
New Arrivals

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  1. Lewis Buzbee (Author)

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Original Language: English
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ISBN: 9781555974503
Page Count: 216

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