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		<title>THE BIG GREEN BOOKSHOP, London: &#8220;We want to be the kind of bookshop that we would want to visit ourselves&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Fiona Dunbar Author of The Pink Chameleon Readers of my blog will not be surprised to learn that my Bookshop Love choice is the wonderful Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green. It&#8217;s still only a baby – not even two yet – but is blessed with the knowledge and startling charisma of one far [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookshoplove.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10831000&amp;post=50&amp;subd=bookshoplove&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>THE WILLESDEN BOOKSHOP, London: &#8220;Celebrates the rich cultures and languages of its community&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Odette Elliott Author of My Big Brother JJ The Willesden Bookshop sells many multicultural children’s books, including many unusual and imported titles. They are specialist suppliers to schools, nurseries, libraries and professional development agencies, an independent company with many years&#8217; experience in the provision of a wide range of children&#8217;s books and a particular [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookshoplove.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10831000&amp;post=41&amp;subd=bookshoplove&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>THE READING SHOP, Leicester: &#8220;Independent Bookshops can nurture the unknown.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rosalind Adam Author of Bathtime Rap So you want to buy a book for a nine-year-old boy who loves pirate stories but isn’t too good at reading. How do you decide what to get him? You go into your local independent children’s bookshop and ask their advice. They know the market. They have a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookshoplove.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10831000&amp;post=10&amp;subd=bookshoplove&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CHRISTMAS BLOG CHALLENGE: Love Reading? Love INDIE Bookstores!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bad news about Borders calling in the receivers has cast a shadow over the bookselling world. It&#8217;s Christmas time and I&#8217;ll bet the temptation to buy all your presents from Amazon is huge. Well here&#8217;s the thing: the culture of READING is under threat. Libraries are closing. Amazon has become all powerful. And with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookshoplove.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10831000&amp;post=5&amp;subd=bookshoplove&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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