Independent Bookstores: How They're Faring In The Age Of Amazon

Amazon was supposed to be the death of independent bookstores, but many in Maine are thriving. We’ll hear from a few independent bookstore owners to learn what their strategy is, and which books they are excited about.

• Samantha Haskell, owner of Blue Hill Books
• Josh Christie, co-owner of Print: A Bookstore
• Ari Gersen, owner of Longfellow Books

• Independent Bookstore Day
• National Poetry Month
• NPR: Why The Number Of Independent Bookstores Increased During The 'Retail Apocalypse'
• Maine independent bookstores, from the New England Independent Booksellers Association

• "Tangerine: A Novel"
• "Country Dark"
• "Two Dogs In A Trenchcoat"
• "The Circus Ship"