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How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

Barnes & Noble opened this new store in Pikesville, Md., as it began its biggest expansion in years. Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption

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How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

March 7, 2023 • After years on the brink, the bookseller is going for a plot twist: Sales are growing and the chain plans to open some 30 new stores. Here's what's changed.

How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

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The white ghosts haunting Native Americans in 'The Sentence'

Author Louise Erdrich next the cover of her new book, The Sentence. LA Johnson hide caption

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The white ghosts haunting Native Americans in 'The Sentence'

November 23, 2021 • Louise Erdrich's novel turns the trope of the haunted Indian burial ground on its head with the story of a Native-run bookstore being visited by the ghost of a white woman obsessed with indigeneity.

New York City And The Strand Bookstore Are Not On The Same Page

Fred Bass, who passed away in 2018, and his daughter Nancy Bass Wyden sort used books at the Strand Bookstore on Feb. 21, 2007. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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New York City And The Strand Bookstore Are Not On The Same Page

June 15, 2019 • Nancy Bass Wyden, the Strand's owner, is protesting New York City's decision to preserve the bookstore as a historic city landmark. She thinks the move will hurt, not help her business.

New York City And The Strand Bookstore Are Not On The Same Page

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