whilereadingandwalking: Last time I did the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day crawl was in 2019. It
whilereadingandwalking: Last time I did the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day crawl was in 2019. It was snowing—damp, heavy snow—for most of the day. So all things considered, the spitting rain and occasional downpours were not the worst I’ve seen. And this time I was ready: my tote bag was outfitted with my best waterproof book sleeves. And I had a handy dandy boyfriend and his backpack to help as well! I made it to 10 bookstores—which means I’ll get 10% off at all participating Chicago indies for the year! Now that’s a much-needed reward! And if you’re thinking, wait, Leah, did you have an outfit change? I did. When it comes to books, I’m extra, and after half the day in my WCF 40th shirt, I changed into my Volumes shirt that quotes a real one-star Yelp review they received: “Clearly a white male is not their audience.”I went to:Seminary Coop 57th Street BooksExile in Bookville Quimby’sThe soon-to-be-opened Volumes storefront826 Books / Wicker Park Secret Agent SupplySemicolonUncharted BooksWomen and Children FirstVolumes at 900N!Special shoutouts to all the lovely, excited booksellers; to Ramona, the fluffy white dog at Uncharted; to my book sleeves; to my boyfriend; and to all the people tweeting to the Chi Love Books twitter, which I ran this year. -- source link