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Left Bank Books (Seattle)

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Note: There are independent bookstores named "Left Bank Books" in Belfast, Maine, in St. Louis, and in New York City.

Left Bank Books Collective is a notable anarchist bookstore and visitor attraction in Seattle, Washington. It is located at 92 Pike Street, on the corner of Pike Place Market. Its Lonely Planet review states that it "displays zines in español, revolutionary pamphlets, essays by Chomsky and an inherent suspicion of authority."[1]

It hosts occasional events that are described among the "top 15 things to do this week" or similar reviews in Seattle.[2]

It was founded in 1973.

It is also a small publisher.[3]

It ran an IndieGoGo fundraising campaign in 2014, when it had been operating for 40 years.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Left Bank Books". Retrieved November 30, 2016. This collective of more than 40 years displays zines in español, revolutionary pamphlets, essays by Chomsky and an inherent suspicion of authority. You're in Seattle, just in case you forgot.
  2. ^ "The Top 15 Things to Do This Week". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Left Bank Books Publishing Project".
  4. ^ "Please Help Seattle's Left Bank Books spread the word about anarchism". December 13, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)