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Sad news in the (ever-shrinking) world of feminist bookstores

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, June 3, 2008 - 4:01pm; tagged bookshops, bookstores, feminist bookstores, independent bookstores.

Amazon Bookstore in Minneapolis has announced that they'll be closing their doors at the end of June. Founded in 1970 on the front porch of a women's housing cooperative, Amazon is one of the oldest feminist bookstores in this country. It's a different verse of the same sad song of the difficulty in sustaining projects committed to independent/social justice work, thought,
and culture.

According to the announcement:

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Bitch in the Brew City

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, May 25, 2008 - 10:26am; tagged bookshops, events, feminist bookstores, friends of Bitch, fundraising, independent bookstores, Milwaukee, on the road.

woodland pattern

I am in love with Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee folks, too, please!

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, May 12, 2008 - 6:45pm; tagged bookshops, crafting, discussions, events, feminism, friends of Bitch, fundraising, midwest, Milwaukee, music, on the road.

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Pumpkins in Philly

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, October 9, 2007 - 6:18pm; tagged books, bookshops, fundraising, on the road, tv.

On the subway this morning, I sat next to a man reading, Why Men Marry Bitches. Somewhat comically, the woman sitting on the other side of me was reading Che Guevara's essays on How to Change the World.

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B-word on the East Coast

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, October 5, 2007 - 7:30pm; tagged bookshops, cats, fundraising, on the road, veganism.

Today is Day One of our first-ever fundraising trip. It's an incredibly exciting time for us—venturing outside our little bat cave to meet some of our supporters on the other side of the country, and do some fundraising and education to keep our nonprofit operation thriving.

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