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Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

May 2, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

I love independent bookstores and was super excited to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day today at Sandmeyer’s in Chicago, site of my book launch last summer!

Sandmeyers front

When we arrived, I told the kids they could each pick out a book. They were so excited and spent quite a while perusing the shelves. With help from Mrs. Sandmeyer, the kids found books.

Independent Booksellers Day

Just as we were about to pay, Mrs. Sandmeyer announced the next raffle (held every half hour). So I quickly entered before that drawing closed.

And several minutes later found out I’d won! Tom is a huge Grateful Dead fan, so how a propos that we won this audio book.

Deal

Before we left, I popped over to the memoir and biography section just to check! And voila, there were two copies of Good Chinese Wife!

Sandmeyers Shelves

Do you have a favorite independent bookstore?

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Comments

  1. Judy Quintero says

    May 3, 2015 at 11:24 am

    The Battery Books & Music is my favorite! It’s in South Pasadena, CA and shares a foyer with a fantastic gourmet grilled cheese restaurant (so I always pair the two in one trip.) 🙂 I love how cozy it is, the sweet dog and listening to folks chat with the owner. For a couple of years now, I’ve been signed up to receive a Google alert whenever there’s a new article regarding “the future of independent bookstores”. So, I received one about Independent Bookstore Day and I wondered if you were going to write about it—Lo and Behold! I love that you took your kids to an independent bookstore to celebrate it and that you told them they could pick out some books to take home. You’re an awesome mom! I miss you. 🙁

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  2. Ray says

    May 2, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    I like how Independent Bookstore Day aligns with Free Comic Book Day! 🙂

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  3. Sona Bhat says

    May 2, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    We used to live just a few blocks from Sandmeyer’s. Great book store and great couple! So fun!

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Susan Blumberg-Kason spent her childhood in suburban Chicago dreaming of the neon street signs and double-decker buses of Hong Kong. As soon as she was old enough, she moved there to study. Her memoir, Good Chinese Wife (Sourcebooks, 2014), recounts her years in a Chinese family as a wife, daughter-in-law, and mother.

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