Harbouring Community

Looking for a new book? Amazon offers amazing deals and next-day shipping - at the cost of exploitative working conditions and environmental impacts. Look no further - support indie bookstores instead!

In this audio documentary, we explore the challenges that independent bookstore go through in the face of large-scale book retailers like Amazon and Indigo. However, we also put a spotlight on their triumphs as they foster an incredible sense of community and connection.

These photos were taken in and around Octopus Books, located in The Glebe. The unusual perspectives of the photos mirror the alternative perspectives that Octopus Books champions.

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"When it comes particularly to independent bookstores, I think it's important - because it's a connecting place in the community for ideas and thoughts and knowledge - and if that sort of thing disappears then it's a big gaping hole in the soul of a community."