ABA CEO Allison Hill: Indies 'Can Be a Little Microcosm of the World You Want to Live In'
"I hope the world becomes a little more like independent bookstores. For me, one of the meaningful things about independent bookselling was always that these stores can be a little microcosm of the world you want to live in. You can champion books, and create community, and provide people with meaning, and education, and connection. I think back to my time working in stores, and some of the moments that stand out are the customers who shared that a book we sold them changed their life. Or that the bookstore was the place they came to on a really really bad day. Or they wanted to come talk to booksellers and to be in community during some big event."
--Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, in a q&a with Bookselling This Week as the ABA marks its 125th anniversary
