Our fifth annual Bookstore Stories sessions took place on April 27, 2019 during Independent Bookstore Day. Some of our wonderful customers shared with us their fondest experiences in bookstores - ANY bookstore. We offered three ways to capture the stories: video record, audio record and in handwritten in our official Bookstore Stories journal. Here, our featured storytellers are Audrey Chase, who wrote her story, Jamie Junction with a video recorded story, and Ahmina Maxey, who also wrote her story . Enjoy!

Bookstore Stories 2018

Bookstore Stories 2017

Our third annual Bookstore Stories sessions took place on April 29, 2017 during Independent Bookstore Day. Some of our wonderful customers shared with us their fondest experiences in bookstores. We offered three ways to capture the stories: video, audio and in handwritten. Here, our featured storytellers are Dr. Ray Johnson (video), Alyson Turner (audio), Melinda Fish (audio), Sierra Dever (audio) and Nancy Dziedzic (handwritten). Enjoy the stories!

Bookstore Stories 2016

Our second annual Bookstore Stories sessions took place on April 30, 2016 during Independent Bookstore Day. Some of our wonderful customers shared with us their fondest memories of experiences in bookstores. We offered three ways to capture the stories: video, audio and in writing. We're working on plans to share the written versions. Here, our featured storytellers are Munashe Miller (video), Nicholas Klaus (video), Cliff Shaw (video), Ayi Muhammad (audio). Enjoy the stories!