You: a reader, obviously, who likes to shop local. Them: independent bookstores filled with paperbacks, hardcovers, and more. Seems like a match made in literary heaven, right? But have we checked with him? Him being LeVar Burton, this year’s Indie Bookstore Ambassador: “From my earliest memories, books carried me beyond the world I knew … Independent bookstores are where those explorations began.” Okay! Listen to the voice of Reading Rainbow and get thee to one of Austin’s numerous indie bookshops for this special day, post-haste! – James Scott
