Arcana: Books on the Arts, Los Angeles. Photo by Joshua White
Arcana: Books on the Arts, Los Angeles. Photo by Joshua White
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We love our independent bookstores. They share their knowledge and offer titles you might not otherwise find. They are essential to culture and community, but like many independent shops and restaurants during the pandemic, they are calling for our help. While more people are buying books in the current moment, many have taken their business to large online retailers.
So this holiday season, we are off to our local bookstores for gifts—be it through their online platforms or in a socially distanced queue. To help you find the one closest to you, here are a few of our favorites to support.
Founded in 1984, Arcana: Books on the Arts specializes in new, rare, and out of print books, catalogues, and ephemera on 20th and 21st Century Art, Photography, Design, and more.
Revolution Books, New York
Revolution Books, New York
Revolution Books is a radical indie bookstore with a selection of global books and DVDs, as well as regular events.
The Writer’s Block, Las Vegas
The Writer’s Block, Las Vegas
Located in downtown Las Vegas, The Writer’s Block includes a book shop, coffee shop, young writers’ workshop, and artificial bird sanctuary.
Unabridged Bookstore, Chicago
Unabridged Bookstore, Chicago
Open since 1980, Unabridged Bookstore features a wide variety of general and children's literature plus LGBT titles.
Underground Books, Sacramento
Underground Books, Sacramento
Underground Books is a nonprofit established in 2003 to ensure the community would have access to books after the closure of the local library.
Loyalty Books, Silver Spring, MD
Loyalty Books, Silver Spring, MD
Centering on Black, PoC, and Queer voices, Loyalty Books aims to diversify the publishing industry.
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TIME named Wolfgang Tillmans to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris was invited to write about the artist, stating “[...] Tillmans has the unique ability to take his viewer through histories and timelines both real and imagined, as seen in his recent traveling retrospective, To Look Without Fear.