bookstore
noun
book·store
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr 
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale
called also bookshop
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Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Skybound Comet and expanding the company’s footprint with bookstores, libraries, Scholastic and more, and was recognized as a 2022 Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Then in a used bookstore, a cover with Lempicka’s name caught her eye.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
They can be purchased at bookstores, museums and astronomy centers, like Lick Observatory, as well as online.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Guy Lawson is a longtime Rolling Stone contributor, his book Hot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports will be in bookstores this June.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
Dern’s character, Linda, epitomizes the hippie counterculture, running a women’s group out of her friend’s bookstore (hilariously called Our Body Our Shelves).
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Books will be available to purchase on-site from the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2024
Like any great bookstore, La Joie de Vivre also has an in-store cafe offering beverages and French pastries sourced from local bakeries.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Skybound Comet and expanding the company’s footprint with bookstores, libraries, Scholastic and more, and was recognized as a 2022 Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
Then in a used bookstore, a cover with Lempicka’s name caught her eye.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
They can be purchased at bookstores, museums and astronomy centers, like Lick Observatory, as well as online.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Guy Lawson is a longtime Rolling Stone contributor, his book Hot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports will be in bookstores this June.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
Dern’s character, Linda, epitomizes the hippie counterculture, running a women’s group out of her friend’s bookstore (hilariously called Our Body Our Shelves).
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Books will be available to purchase on-site from the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2024
Like any great bookstore, La Joie de Vivre also has an in-store cafe offering beverages and French pastries sourced from local bakeries.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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