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Michelle Obama Celebrates Independent Bookstores And Sparks A Reading Frenzy

Michelle Obama has recently gone on to remind everyone why bookstore space is magical. The former First Lady celebrated Independent...

@luciespositivenotes basically professed undying love toward Barnes & Noble, igniting a little heated mini-debate in the replies about whether this counts as indie—oops. !” The responses were a mixture of playful begging and sleuthing—one user allegedly identified a specific book cover in the background (Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson, apparently). The love for local shops flowed excessively, from @powellsbooks in Portland straight through @thepapergarden_co in Pennsylvania, while Michelle Obama would have also registered the most wholesome internet moment of the week.

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