In 1995, a Barnes & Noble opened twenty miles from my small hometown of Mustang, Oklahoma. I still remember my first visit, ambling through aisles and ordering a cappuccino and a croissant in the Starbucks-like cafe. I felt so noble munching on my snacks and flipping through the pages of the book I’d purchased with tips from waitressing at a truck stop diner. My passion for books led me to a career teaching high school English in Dallas. Now that I primarily write about food for a living, the bookstore cafe combines both of my loves.As Americans spend less time reading for pleasure than ever (about seventeen minutes per day, according to the latest survey by the National Endowment for the Arts), some bookstore owners are…
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