Fight the Evil Empires: buy from independent booksellers

Booksense.com
Booksense is the national organization of independent bookstores. You can find an independent bookstore in your area and, in most cases, order books online.

Here are a few of my favorite stores. I want to publicly thank them for all the help the folks at these bookstores have given me over the years. They may also carry a few autographed copies of my books if you'd like to buy one.

Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minnesota
They have a great friendly staff, a wonderful selection of children's books, and fabulous author events!! If you're in St. Paul, please stop by. Otherwise, please order from them online!

That Bookstore in Blytheville
That Bookstore in Blytheville, Arkansas has author tea parties, authographed chairs, and a pot bellied stove not to mention a fabulous staff that knows most of their customers by name and can recommend a book on almost any subject.  It's a GREAT place.

Mrs. Nelson's Books
Mrs. Nelson's Books has a great bookstore and a bookfair company in California. In both places, you'll find a friendly knowledgeable staff who cares as much about their customer as they know about books!

Sterling Book Connection
The Sterling Book Collection is a family run business in Michigan. The Crane family have been great friends and wonderful supporters since I became published. They're a great crew who loves books and the artists who create them.