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Loganberry Books Finds Unique Way to Celebrate Women’s History Month

Cleveland, Ohio’s Loganberry Books is celebrating Women’s History Month (March) by reversing every male-authored book on the store’s shelves, Heat Street reported. The all-female staff at the bookstore spent two hours turning around titles in the 10,000-book collection and that is how they’ll remain for two weeks.

“Pictures are loud communicators,” owner Harriett Logan told Heat Street. “So we are in essence not just highlighting the disparity but bringing more focus to the women’s books now, because they’re the only ones legible on the shelf.”

Logan, who came up with the idea, said the visual impact of turning around all male-authored books was greater than she expected. “To give the floor and attention to women, you need to be able to hear them,” Logan said. “And if someone else is talking over them, that just doesn’t happen.”

Colorado Bookstores Collaborate to Draw Authors

Five bookstores in Colorado — BookBar and Tattered Cover in Denver, The Bookworm in Edwards, Boulder Book Store in Boulder, and Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins — are offering a collaborative author tour package to bring more authors to the region.

The tour package includes up to five store events, plus lodging and activities, for visiting authors. The stores, located within a few hours’ drive of one another, offer five different markets and audiences. Extras for visiting authors include guided hikes, ski lift ticket options, and a stay at BookBar’s bed and breakfast, BookBed.

Collected Works Owner Dorothy Massey Honored

Dorothy Massey, owner of Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was honored with a certificate of appreciation at the inaugural New Mexico Writers Dinner on March 2, reported the Santa Fe New Mexican.

Nearly 160 authors and guests were in attendance for the event, which raised $5,000 for a literary arts scholarship. The keynote address was delivered by author Douglas Preston.