Beloved Washington, D.C., bookstore Kramers celebrates 50 years in business
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[0:00] Madame President, what will you be
[0:02] buying for Mr. Baird?
[0:03] >> I don't want to spoil Charlie's surprise
[0:05] under the tree,
[0:07] but um I'm going to be purchasing a book
[0:10] of poetry by one of my favorite
[0:11] African-American poets, Wanda Coleman.
[0:13] And I've got my eye on a graphic novel
[0:15] with a very strong female Asian
[0:17] protagonist. So, merry happy holidays to
[0:21] everybody. Right.
[0:22] >> And uh let's go shopping.
[0:24] >> Thank you.
[0:25] >> Please don't get me [music] a book for
[0:26] Christmas. I already have a book.
[0:29] I already have a book that scene from
[0:32] VEP filmed at the bookstore and Dupont
[0:34] Circle. That's a very cool neighborhood
[0:36] in Washington DC institution known as
[0:38] Kramer Books. Bookstore celebrating its
[0:41] 50th anniversary this year. Joining me
[0:43] now, Steve Salis, owner of Kramer Books.
[0:46] Steve, it's great to have you here.
[0:47] Thanks for joining us to see.
[0:49] >> Look, let's just do the economics. It's
[0:50] hard to have a brick and brick andmortar
[0:53] bookstore these days. There's there's a
[0:55] bit of an upswing. coming back a little
[0:57] bit after a big contraction about five
[0:59] or six years ago. How are you guys
[1:00] doing?
[1:02] >> Well, we're we're still