http://www.bitchmagazine.org/tag/bookshops The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/sad-news-in-the-ever-shrinking-world-of-feminist-bookstores <p><a href="http://www.amazonfembks.com/" target="_blank">Amazon Bookstore</a> 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,<br /> and culture.</p> <p>According to the announcement: </p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/sad-news-in-the-ever-shrinking-world-of-feminist-bookstores">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/sad-news-in-the-ever-shrinking-world-of-feminist-bookstores#comments bookshops bookstores feminist bookstores independent bookstores Minnesota Nice Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:01:05 -0400 Debbie Rasmussen 451 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bitch-in-the-brew-city <p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2502259154_9587bde884_b.jpg" alt="woodland pattern" height="700" width="933" /></p> <p>I am in love with Milwaukee (and the poetry chapbook collection at <a href="http://www.woodlandpattern.org/" target="_blank">Woodland Pattern</a>, part of which is shown above).  </p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bitch-in-the-brew-city">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bitch-in-the-brew-city#comments bookshops events feminist bookstores friends of Bitch fundraising independent bookstores Milwaukee Minnesota Nice on the road Sun, 25 May 2008 13:26:21 -0400 Debbie Rasmussen 429 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/milwaukee-folks-too-please <p><img src="/sites/default/files/bitchcraft_event.jpg" width="379" height="500" alt="bitchcraft_event.jpg" /></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/milwaukee-folks-too-please#comments bookshops crafting discussions events feminism friends of Bitch fundraising midwest Milwaukee Minnesota Nice music on the road Mon, 12 May 2008 21:45:58 -0400 Debbie Rasmussen 375 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/pumpkins-philly <p>On the subway this morning, I sat next to a man reading, <a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/7-9780743276375-1" target="_blank"><i>Why Men Marry Bitches</i></a>. Somewhat comically, the woman sitting on the other side of me was reading <i><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781876175986-1" target="_blank">Che Guevara's essays on How to Change the World</a>.</i> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/pumpkins-philly">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/pumpkins-philly#comments books bookshops fundraising Minnesota Nice on the road tv Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:18:00 -0400 Debbie Rasmussen 158 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bword-east-coast <p>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. </p> <p><a href="http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bword-east-coast">read more</a></p> http://www.bitchmagazine.org/post/bword-east-coast#comments bookshops cats fundraising Minnesota Nice on the road veganism Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:30:00 -0400 Debbie Rasmussen 154 at http://www.bitchmagazine.org