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Appreciation post for that tiny bookstore in Vancouver that fought the city over banned books
I drove by Pendragon Books on Main Street last weekend and noticed they still have that faded sign in the window from 2019 about fighting the school board ban. I wasted about $60 on a self-published history book from Amazon last year that turned out to be full of rewritten facts, no sources at all. It made me think about that little store. They spent like 8 months and probably thousands in legal fees just to keep three titles on their shelves that the district wanted pulled. The owner, a quiet lady named Sue, told me at the time that she didn't even care if the books sold, it was about the principle. Has anyone else found a local shop that went to bat like that for what they carry?
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tessa39418d ago
Bought a banned book from there once. Turned out to be way too smart for me, had to use Google every other page.
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