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Bookstore lovers say you can鈥檛 get the same personalized book shopping experience when browsing online. Here's a guide to finding an independent bookstore in St. Louis.

Summer days can present an opportunity to explore fictitious worlds or delve into a gripping historical epic. Here鈥檚 what St. Louis booksellers are putting on their summer reading lists.

Left Bank Books is turning 50 this year, and on Tuesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, co-owner Kris Kleindienst talked about the shop鈥檚 storied history with St.鈥�

Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day, and many of the bookstores in the St. Louis region and beyond are going all out for the celebration of an industry鈥�

Earlier this year, we spoke with 11-year-old Sidney Keys III and his mother Winnie Caldwell about Books N Bros, a book club Keys founded to encourage boys鈥�

If you Google the terms 鈥渂oys and reading,鈥� you will find thousands of results laying out the state of the gender gap between boys and girls when it comes鈥�

Mark your calendars, bookworms, because Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, May 2 and various independently owned bookstores in the St. Louis area will鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 6, 2011 - Historian Douglas Brinkley somewhat sheepishly acknowledged Monday that he had broken鈥�