Unpacking the Bookstore

A Cadence of Coming Out

It is no surprise that like its contents, bookstores have a story or readability of their own. The way a bookstore owner places their genres, the intentional flow of traffic, even the placement of non-book items have a design. Upon entering Giovanni’s Room,...

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| Oct 20, 2013

Coming Out of the Side Streets

For a member of Philadelphia’s LGBT community in 1973, Giovanni’s Room was a healthy temptation. "Early customers reported trying to work up the nerve to walk in. The inventory was small but the space in which to come out was large" (Windy City Times). Born in...

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| Sep 29, 2013