The View From the Indie Bookseller

kottke.org March 24, 2025 By Jason Kottke

I really liked this thread from independent bookseller Charlotte Moore-Lambert; it starts:

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now.

One of her observations:

little old Southern ladies come in looking for books to help them better understand their kids or grandkids who are transitioning and/or gender nonconforming. people want to connect with their autistic kids, their chronically ill siblings, their immigrant neighbors. I see it every day. every day.

Here’s the whole thread on one page.

Tags: books · Charlotte Moore-Lambert

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I really liked this thread from independent bookseller Charlotte Moore-Lambert; it starts:

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now.

One of her observations:

little old Southern ladies come in looking for books to help them better understand their kids or grandkids who are transitioning and/or gender nonconforming. people want to connect with their autistic kids, their chronically ill siblings, their immigrant neighbors. I see it every day. every day.

Here’s the whole thread on one page.

Tags: books · Charlotte Moore-Lambert

💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org

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