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Left Bank Books is frequently recognized for its contributions to the
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The Left Bank Books River City
Readers Program connects financial donors to children in St. Louis Public Schools. The program's goals are to increase literacy and promote a love of reading among children in St. Louis area schools. Students in the program receive a free new book every other month and
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Foundation was formed in 2008 by a collection of current and former owners and other community members. The Foundation receives the majority of its funding from small individual donations to the Friends of Left Bank Books. The Foundation sponsors literary events and
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For many years, Left Bank Books maintained an art gallery in the lower level of its Euclid Street location that exhibited artists before they were more widely recognized. The gallery mounted eight-to-nine exhibits per year. Many of the exhibited artists created works, announcements, and posters
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to sell underground, counter-cultural, feminist, and anti-establishment books, newspapers, and magazines—the first to do so in the St. Louis region. It was the first bookstore with its name in the United States, and the first exhibiting gallery for children's book illustrator
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Over its history, Left Bank Books has been home to several cats. The first was
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also works with St. Louis Public School children through the store's River City
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The store is often listed among the best new and used bookstores by local, regional, and national media and organizations. For many years the store has been voted by readers and editors of the local
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was originally created as a poster to advertise Left Bank Books. The store's name and address appeared on the original design, but this information was often removed in subsequent reproductions.
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in the categories best bookstore, best used bookstore, and best bookstore chain (when it had multiple locations). In 2015 the store was shortlisted for both the
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The store's significance in the history of the St. Louis LGBTQ community was recognized by its inclusion of its second (Delmar Blvd.) location in
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Left Bank Books was the first and, for a time, exclusive exhibiting gallery of work by book, poster, and greeting card-illustrator
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Left Bank Books currently presents 250 author events a year. Hosted authors have included U.S. Senator and presidential candidate
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My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read and Shop
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named it one of the best bookstores in the United States and in 2017
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Collage announcing John Rozelle exhibition at Left Bank Books (1980)
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Co-owner Kris Kleindienst talks about Left Bank Books, May 19, 2014
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magazine named Left Bank Books the "best bookstore" in Missouri.
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Kris Kleindienst on the founding of Left Bank Books in 1969
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Kathleen Finneran, "Left Bank Books," in Ronald Rice, ed.,
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Liz Button, “A Most Successful Year for Left Bank Books,”
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Liz Button, "A Most Successful year for Left Bank Books"
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magazine. The store developed one of the first Feminist/
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for a book signing due to his role in the Vietnam War.
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1597:"The Best Bookstore in Every State"
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1811:C-Span BookTV: St. Louis Weekend
1301:Steele, Jarek (13 August 2015).
1081:Mom, Xena's (29 December 2015).
481:A Wedding Song for Poorer People
242:American Booksellers Association
1063:from the original on 2023-02-16
946:from the original on 2024-05-20
550:Washington University libraries
316:, feminist writer and activist
586:and bestselling graphic novel
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1522:Charles, Ron (3 March 2015).
1403:Nickiscentralwestendguide.com
878:"10 Excellent Bookstore Cats"
62:Kris Kleindienst (and others)
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618:31/8 (23 Jan 1994): 6–7.
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312:, former U.S. President
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1833:Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis
1036:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
965:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
913:The Publishing Triangle
554:Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis
227:Gay and lesbian studies
199:History and description
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1714:Dykestowatchoutfor.com
1366:"Mixed Messages Press"
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1584:Bookselling this Week
1228:Bookselling this Week
718:(24 Nov 1994): 1A-2A.
672:Bookselling this Week
636:Wust1.maps.arcgis.com
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157:independent bookstore
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1147:Publishersweekly.com
304:Author book signings
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1955:Tourist attractions
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1437:Riverfronttimes.com
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819:Booksandwhatnot.com
433:In 2014, after the
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126:Number of employees
88:Number of locations
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2086:Missouri Rhineland
1528:Washingtonpost.com
1431:Semko, Elizabeth.
1276:Alldigitocracy.org
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459:The Fire Next Time
439:Ferguson, Missouri
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