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AADL Talks To: Robin and Jamie Agnew
In this episode, AADL Talks To Robin and Jamie Agnew, owners of Aunt Agatha’s, their specialty mystery bookstore. The business began in Ann Arbor in 1992, and operated as a brick and mortar for 26 years before moving online in August 2018. Robin and Jamie talk about their experiences working in the store, their favorite memories here in town, and discuss some of the changes in the mystery book genre and bookselling business over the years.
Find more about Aunt Agatha's in our archival collections.
La Casita De Lupe Changes
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7
Month
August
Year
1995
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Jim Toy Community Center, June 7, 2020 Photographer: Amy Cantu
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2020
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aut bar, Common Language Bookstore, Jim Toy Community Center, May 1, 2020 Photographer: Amy Cantu
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2020
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Lesbian Advocate Billie Edwards Dies
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Day
6
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July
Year
1995
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Gay Issues Forum, Activist Editor Launches Monthly Newspaper To 'Fill Void' Left By Other Papers' Demise
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19
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March
Year
1993
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Small Bookstores in Ann Arbor: Common Language & Aunt Agatha's, April 1995 Photographer: Lon Horwedel
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1995
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Ann Arbor News, April 24, 1995
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Jamie Agnew, left, Kelly, center, Robin and 1-year-old Robert Agnew, right, in the Agnews' Aunt Agatha's Book Shop on Fourth Street in Ann Arbor. Kelly operates the Common Language book store next door. The new Borders and Barnes & Noble stores have forced smaller stores like Agatha's and Common Language to band together to compete.
Ann Arbor News, April 24, 1995
Caption:
Jamie Agnew, left, Kelly, center, Robin and 1-year-old Robert Agnew, right, in the Agnews' Aunt Agatha's Book Shop on Fourth Street in Ann Arbor. Kelly operates the Common Language book store next door. The new Borders and Barnes & Noble stores have forced smaller stores like Agatha's and Common Language to band together to compete.
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Area bookstores are top shelf
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5
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September
Year
1995
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Whodunit?
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5
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October
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1992
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Page-turner
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24
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April
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1995
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