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Radical bookselling in Nottingham
A new left-wing bookshop opened its doors to the public at the weekend. PETER FROST says this is good news for the East Midlands
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In a world where book sales are becoming dominated by mail order giant, tax-avoiding and anti-union Amazon it is a delight to hear of a new radical bookshop.
Right in the middle of Nottingham you will find a tiny alley called Long Row and here the Five Leaves Bookshop has just opened its doors.
The man behind this reversal of the trend of independent bookshops closing all over Britain is Ross Bradshaw.
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