Last night I went to a book signing at Parnassus Books in Nashville. I had a really good time, which I often do at these things. And for a variety of reasons (which I’ll no doubt blog about later), I came home and checked in at the Parnassus website, where I stumbled upon this.
It’s a great post about bloggers who talk about books—and there’s a lot of links for booklovers to check out.
But what really caught my eye was the opening paragraph:
Have you spotted the #AtMyBookstore hashtag online this week? If you have, you’re seeing a campaign dreamed up by Nicole Brinkley of YA Interrobang, a site where YA bloggers gather to discuss the books they love. The idea? To get book bloggers out from behind the screen for a moment and into local bookstores to browse books in real life.
I liked the hashtag—#AtMyBookstore—and regardless of any campaign to win prizes for using it, I think it’s a worthy pursuit. (As you know.)
Bookstores are not dying, but they are not as ubiquitous (in this country) as they once were. But there is one in Nashville (pop. 658,602) and two here in my town too (both chains). I patronize all three of them and consider them “mine” (as in #AtMyBookstore). I encourage you to keep your local bookstore in mind: get out from behind the computer and go visit! You never know what or who you might see—so use the hashtag to tell us about it. 🙂
Have a great weekend!
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