{"product_id":"the-least-we-can-do-josh-cook-9781771964654","title":"The Least We Can Do: White Supremacy, Free Speech, and Independent Bookstores","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bookseller is the being who is most aware of the futility of a book, and of its importance.--Hector Y疣over\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike most of our cultural institutions and workers, bookshops and booksellers have worked hard in the last few years to respond to political and social issues in our society. They've formed committees and hosted panels, held training sessions and had difficult conversations in both their private and professional lives. Yet books by White supremacists, fascists, misogynists, and other dangerous ideologues are bought and sold in independent bookshops across North America every day. What are the economic, social, and moral consequences of stocking and selling these titles? In \u003cem\u003eThe Least We Can Do\u003c\/em\u003e, Josh Cook, bookseller at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, takes up these questions and more, embarking on an urgent and insightful reckoning with critical issues around freedom of expression, public discourse, industry ethics, and moral culpability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first in a new series of pamphlets to be published by booksellers, for booksellers and those invested in bookstores and book culture, \u003cem\u003eThe Least We Can Do\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to action and the beginning of an essential conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771964650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771964654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.04w x 0.30d","brand":"Josh Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044977733887,"sku":"9781771964654","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c79b0f7e-992a-42ee-8a97-bf2049f4f789.jpg?v=1684976014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-least-we-can-do-josh-cook-9781771964654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}