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Broadway’s micro indie Pilot Books to close

Looks like we’re going to have to get used to wakes for beloved Capitol Hill indie bookstores. Born in the summer before Bailey Coy’s winter 2009 wake, “micro-independent” bookstore and literary center Pilot Books is closing its doors in the 219 Broadway alley this weekend.

Here’s the mail from Pilot’s Summer Robinson:


We spoke with Robinson a few times over the years. One of the most interesting conversations was part of David Albright’s CHS-V work when he interviewed Pilot’s owner a year ago about her business as part of his “Small is Beautiful” series. “..the way I was raise is that you should make an effort to keep your dollar in the community and that is what will set a thriving community apart from one that is not thriving so much,” Robinson says when talking about her business philosophy. She also says Pilot was more of a project than a business. On Sunday, the Pilot Books project — or at least the brick and mortar store part of things — comes to an end.

Pilot Books from David Albright on Vimeo.

The Stranger’s Paul Constant called the closure “a huge loss for Seattle’s literary community.”

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