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Please note: due to events or book club meetings, the store may occasionally close a half hour early.
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Brooklyn Based supports Brooklyn indies!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by WORD

Thanks to Brooklyn Based (a must-read email for all Brooklynites, I think) for doing a “What We’re Reading” update from Brooklyn independent bookstores. WORD got top billing, check it out!

Filed under: Greenpoint, WORD, book recommendations, book reviews, bookstore, brooklyn, independent bookstore