{"id":44278,"date":"2024-04-16T17:45:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=44278"},"modified":"2024-04-16T20:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T00:28:36","slug":"lakeland-book-crawl-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/04\/16\/lakeland-book-crawl-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Book Crawl"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-a33373cb64e02e482df3948b0280bbd0\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Book-Crawl-Map-2024-NEW-Info.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-a33373cb64e02e482df3948b0280bbd0\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1713303805659\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Book Crawl Map 2024 NEW &#8211; 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Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theunboundbookery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Unbound Bookery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Bookends and Inklings have been operated in Lakeland for decades \u2014 though Inklings has new owners and moved to a new storefront \u2014 a handful of new bookstores popped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pippen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it had a bit to do with everybody living out their 2020 dreams,\u201d she added. \u201cEverybody kind of has that story of there was a pandemic and we wanted to see community; we wanted to do something we enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the bookstore owners have banded together to support one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSeveral of us opened around the same time and started to connect to see what we were doing to make sure our business models are different,\u201d Pippen said. \u201cWe all have different business models and I think it\u2019s great for readers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While she owns a mobile bookstore, the themes range from a store with a coffee shop to one that focuses on classics to another with a science fiction and fantasy angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI guess in a way we\u2019re competition, but there are a billion books out there,\u201d Pippen said. \u201cLike, you don\u2019t usually go to the same coffee shop every day or the same gas station or the same restaurant. People like variety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Lakeland Book Crawl, a different store will be highlighted each day. That store will offer special discounts \u2014 some of them offering the same promotion throughout the entire week \u2014 or host author and reader events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make it easier for shoppers to navigate the bookstore crawl, organizers have created an itinerary for the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve mapped it out with the distance between stores and hours,\u201d Pippen said. \u201cWe want to make it easy for people to make it to all the bookstores in fewer days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially useful for out-of-town visitors who may have a limited amount of time to visit Lakeland\u2019s book shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several other businesses are supporting the book crawl by offering special promotions to those who shop at any of the participating bookstores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krazy Kombucha will give out free 4 oz. sample of kombucha. Emporium Tattoos will offer a discount on book-related tattoos. And Venue Salon will offer a free botanical treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third annual\u00a0Lakeland Book Crawl\u00a0takes place April 22-27, leading up to National\u00a0Independent Bookstore Day. 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