Author-Booksellers Share Their “Shop Indie” Saturday Stories

A few months ago, author Sherman Alexie wrote an open letter to fellow authors. He called on fellow authors to get out and share their love of reading, and celebrate the importance of indies to their communities and to the continued success of authors themselves. In an NPR interview, he said, "My career happened because the booksellers at independent bookstores hand-sold my book." This is true for so many literary careers; enthusiastic indie booksellers raved about a new title by an unknown author, spreading the word to their communities and to other booksellers