Saturday, November 30th

Here at Atelier26, we believe passionately that a visit to an independent bookstore is a visit to the beating cultural heart of a community, and that vitality of the indies means vitality for democratic culture itself, which begins in and consists of (what else?) neighborhoods!  

We urge you to stop into your local indie bookstore on Saturday, November 30th for the inaugural Indies First event, in which more than 500 independent bookstores nationwide play host to more than 1000 local authors as guest booksellers for Small Business Saturday.

Indies First is the brainchild of noted author Sherman Alexie, who began the movement in September via an open letter addressed to his fellow authors, asking them to “…. be a superhero for independent bookstores [and] spend an amazing day hand-selling books at your local bookstore….”  Propelled by the enthusiasm of authors and booksellers Indies First has become a national event with thousands of participating authors and booksellers. (IndieBound.org)

To find out which authors will be at your local indie, take a look at the interactive map here.