A Man With An Agenda

I'm an indie bookseller in Vermont, sometime public servant, and voracious reader. I love antiques, cats, D&D, and vintage Ken. Though my job requires me to dabble across the board genre-wise, my heart belongs to the Victorians and epic fantasy.

 

I write something about every book I read, but only publish reviews close to the release date of the book. If you see something on my shelves and there's no review, feel free to ask me about it!

My Agenda (Fuck Amazon)

My agenda is a modest one, convince the barest fraction to shop locally and therefore build our communities. I'm a small bookseller at an independatly owned store, and I've witnessed first hand how much it means for my town to have a thriving downtown.

 

Its easier then ever to avoid Amazon, and affiliates of their evil empire. Any and every small bookstore can ship an item directly to your home or a friends, most have an online presence, and offer many tangible benefits - like cats - that the internet can't provide.

 

I have a suggestion: If you prefer audio or ebooks, Try Kobo or Libro.fm - or asking your local bookseller for an Amazon alternative. The above are options that are similar in cost, but support local economies and fairly treated employees. When signing up you can select a participating bookstore and a portion of the sales go to that store at no additional cost.

 

Amazon is destroying downtown America and every small purchase through a real storefront makes a huge difference. Independent Bookstores are on a rise again, but others are still struggling. Thank you for your support and shopping local.

Currently reading

Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Progress: 135/1139 pages
Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes
Lanny Rose, Martín A. Pérez, Greg Gildersleeve, Matthew Elmslie, Sara K. Ellis, Richard Bensam, Christopher Barbee, Jeff Barbanell, Timothy Callahan, Scipio Garling, Paul Lytle, Jae Bryson, James Kakalios, Barry Lyga, Kevin Colden, Alan Williams, Julian Darius, Chris Si
Progress: 200/336 pages
The Last of the Wine
Mary Renault
Progress: 35/389 pages
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
A Modern Comedy
John Galsworthy
Progress: 553/862 pages
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