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Independent Bookstores in the American Southwest: Best Bookstore Guide & Reviews
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2022-06-27 07:00:00
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ARIZONA: CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE
Changing Hands Bookstore has been a haven for Tempe, Arizona, book lovers since 1974. The independent store, located in a typical southwestern-style shopping center, sells new and used books and hosts hundreds of author events annually. Its second location, which includes the First Draft Book Bar, opened in a historic redbrick building in central Phoenix in 2014 and offers beer, wine, coffee, and, yes, more books. Tempe
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ARIZONA: THE POISONED PEN BOOKSTORE
Behind the walls of a modest storefront in Old Town Scottsdale lurk murder, mayhem, and mystery. Fortunately, all this violence lies between the covers on the Poisoned Pen’s shelves. The longtime independent, which also offers historical fiction, science fiction, and Southwest-centric titles, hosts events both in-house and virtually. Scottsdale
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IDAHO: REDISCOVERED BOOKS
To create “a place where books and people meet,” Boise’s downtown literary hub hosts more than 200 book events for adults and kids annually. This year, Rediscovered Books aims to give away 1,500 titles through the Read Freely Project, which provides 10 free copies of a featured book to individuals, to be distributed to whomever they choose. The only stipulation: the books must be handed out face-to-face. Two other locations exist in the Boise metropolitan area, one offering a riff of Rediscovered Books as its name: Once and Future Books. Boise
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NEVADA: COPPER CAT BOOKS
You can see why this is among the few used bookshops left in the Las Vegas area. The selection is well organized and all over the map—from UFO studies to plump history shelves to Trump: Divine Intervention or Not? But it goes deep in surprising spots—so much Nabokov!—and, importantly, the inventory changes often. Only disappointment? Mickey, the bookstore cat, is black, not copper. Henderson
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NEVADA: SUNDANCE BOOKS AND MUSIC
Sundance calls itself “a creative tavern of the soul”—and backs it up. The wow factor of its colonnaded exterior—it occupies a century-old mansion—is matched inside by two floors of books anchored by a robust section of Nevada-oriented titles. Its alcoves and chairs encourage dawdling and conversation, and it even operates a publishing imprint. Reno
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NEW MEXICO: COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSTORE & COFFEEHOUSE
Founded in 1978, Collected Works is the oldest of Santa Fe’s 18 independent bookstores. Inside you’ll find a coffee shop, a fireplace, a patio, puzzle and chess tables, resident terrier Elizabeth Barrett Brownie, and multiple places to sit and browse any of the store’s 25,000 volumes (emphasis on southwestern literature, history, and cooking). Readings, book signings, and discussions occur regularly. Santa Fe
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NEW MEXICO: GARCIA STREET BOOKS
Over 30 years in business, this cozy eastside shop has focused on community connection. Staff will happily place special orders, offer curbside pickup, and provide home delivery. Discount tables guard the portal leading to an eclectic selection of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books plus cards and book-themed merchandise. Santa Fe
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NEW MEXICO: OP.CIT. BOOKS
Op.Cit. is a bookhunter’s dream: 30,000-plus volumes—mostly used, some new—stacked and shelved in the flagship Santa Fe store (the Taos location is smaller and tidier). Prices range from free to over a thousand dollars for collectible titles. Author events are starting up once more post-pandemic, and the Taos Op.Cit. hosts a monthly mystery book club. Santa Fe
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UTAH: BACK OF BEYOND BOOKS
Owned by a former volunteer national park ranger, the premier bookstore in Utah’s red-rock canyon country is stocked with guidebooks, Native histories, environmental literature, and works by southwestern writers like Tony Hillerman, Barbara Kingsolver, and Edward Abbey. The name comes from Abbey’s classic novel of eco-sabotage The Monkey Wrench Gangbut it suits the entire region. Moab
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UTAH: UNDER THE UMBRELLA
More than two dozen volunteers keep the wheels of Under the Umbrella turning. The store sells only titles by or regarding queer people and features a “give and take” wall, stocked with gift cards, concert tickets, prepurchased books, and more; a gender-affirming closet from which folks in need can take up to five clothing items per day; contraceptives in the bathrooms; and meeting spaces that can be reserved for events. Salt Lake City
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Attracting Talented Professionals to Hong Kong: Success Stories and Immigration Programs
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-12-17 13:59:58
Deputy Secretary for Administration Zhuo Yongxing said that since the introduction of various measures to attract talents from various places, the response has been very satisfactory. As of November this year, a total of more than 200,000 applications have been received for various talent entry programs, of which more than 120,000 have been approved. In the first 11 months of this year, more than 80,000 talents with approved visas have arrived in Hong Kong, far exceeding the target of attracting at least 35,000 talents every year. Talents have also brought their families to settle in Hong Kong. This year, a total of 68,000 people have arrived in Hong Kong. Dependents arrive in Hong Kong.
Zhuo Yingxing said in his speech at the dinner of the “Hong Kong Highly Talented Talent Service Association” that these outstanding foreign talents and their families will have a very positive impact on Hong Kong’s population structure and labor force.
He also pointed out that with the completion of the “Hong Kong Talent Services Office” at the end of October this year, more work of the SAR government to recruit talents is being carried out in full swing. As a dedicated unit of the government to formulate talent recruitment strategies and support talents in Hong Kong, the Talent Office provides one-stop services with the goal of assisting talents in Hong Kong to develop in the long-term in Hong Kong.
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Russian President Putin’s Response to Biden’s Claims: Real-Time Reporting and Analysis
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-12-17 11:08:43
2023-12-17 19:08 Compiled by United Daily News Luo Fangyu/Real-time reporting
Archyde.com reported that U.S. President Joe Biden claimed that Russia would attack NATO countries following winning the Russia-Ukraine war. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Biden’s statement was completely nonsense and that Russia has no interest in fighting a war with NATO.
The British Guardian reported that on the 6th, when trying to persuade Republican lawmakers to support increased aid to Ukraine, Biden said, “If Putin takes Ukraine, he will not stop there,” and predicted that Putin would attack a NATO country. Biden said, “Then we will encounter a situation that we do not want and have never encountered: a war between the United States and Russia.”
The remarks angered Russia. Putin once once more said in an interview broadcast on Russian state television on the 17th, “This is completely nonsense, and I think President Biden understands this. Whether it is geopolitical interests, economics, politics, or military, Russia has no The reason is that they are not interested in fighting NATO countries.” Putin also said that Biden was defending his “wrong policies.”
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