In the US, a wave of new owners brings fresh energy to independent bookselling


By AGENCY
A view of Point Reyes Books, a community-rooted indie bookshop northwest of San Francisco. Photo: Facebook/Point Reyes Books

Amber Salazar is the kind of idealist you just knew would end up running a bookstore — a lifelong reader who felt angered “to the core” as she learned of book bans around the country.

A resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Salazar last year opened Banned Wagon Books, a pop-up store she sets up everywhere from wineries to coffee shops, featuring such frequently censored works as Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give and Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

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