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2009 | Best Book Store (Independent)

The "people don't read anymore" trope dates back to about a week after the advent of publishing, and today humanity publishes more books per annum than in all recorded history. People read. Or at least, people make books, and people buy books. Book retail has always been the eccentric nephew of the retail world. That's wrong. Left Bank Books proves it. In the past year, this highly regarded fixture of the nation's independent-bookstore landscape opened a location downtown to complement the... More »

All Hands on the Bad One

By Chrissy Wilmes | Thu, May 10, 2012

Every gal will fall victim to slut-shaming at some point in her life -- whether it's by other women, men or a conservative pundit. When it becomes socially acceptable to call a stranger who speaks openly about insurance mandates for contraceptives... More »
My Two Moms

By Chrissy Wilmes | Thu, May 03, 2012

Zach Wahls became famous when a video of him standing up for his two moms (and same-sex couples everywhere) at the Iowa House Judiciary Committee with an impassioned speech went viral. Wahls' words serve as inspiration and support for same-sex cou... More »
Gabrielle Hamilton: The Badass Behind Blood, Bones & Butter

By Karen Tedesco | Fri, January 27, 2012

What makes Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood, Bones & Butter stand out so supremely from the pack of shoulda-coulda-wanna been-there-done-that food memoirs? The simple answer is that she's a badass. And a re... More »

2009 | Best Book Store (Independent)