The Day the Bookshop Stood Still

A story prompt response

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The Last Word Bookstore is a chaotic scene just prior to opening, in no small part because it is Tuesday; today is the day new releases arrive from the publishers. These new releases were all arranged on tables at the front, but Camden has just discovered the box they thought was missing and is frantically looking for space to add the additional books — with Julia’s…