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Arts & Culture
The post-pandemic survival of independent bookstores on Long Island
By Alexis Friedman Online book sales surged by 5.6% in 2022, to $12.3 billion, Bookstat reports, making it all the more difficult for independent brick-and-mortar bookstores to