Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they're dying out
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Owner Kelley Hartnett poses at her Double Dog Bookshop in Wentzville, Missouri, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Photo by Bekah Ford/Double Dog Bookshop via AP)Kristen Quanrud, left, and Anne Hampton, owners of Wandering Quills Bookshop, pose inside of their mobile bookstore in Columbus, Ohio, on April 12, 2026. (Matt Deaton/Wandering Quills Bookshop via AP)Owner Kelley Hartnett poses at her Double Dog Bookshop in Wentzville, Missouri, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Photo by Bekah Ford/Double Dog Bookshop via AP)
Owner Kelley Hartnett poses at her Double Dog Bookshop in Wentzville, Missouri, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Photo by Bekah Ford/Double Dog Bookshop via AP)