Read This: Indie Bookstore Staff Picks Sections from All Over

At San Francisco's Green Apple Books

Noting that in brick-and-mortar bookstores, "one of the best parts is often the staff picks shelf, where we've found (and enjoyed) many an unusual recommendation or neglected classic," Flavorwire offered a "peek at the staff picks shelves from indie bookstores all over America.

"We are not an algorithm," said Lacey Dunham, director of marketing at Politics & Prose, Washington, D.C., "[W]e use the talents of our exceptionally well-read staff who are eager to share their opinion on books.... our staff picks shelves represent the diverse tastes and interests of the professional booksellers who shape the identity of our bookstore."

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