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By Claire Kirch | Jan 08, 2021 In my heart, it seemed like such a good fit,” recalled Danny Caine, a former high school teacher and published poet, about his decision to buy the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kans., in 2017, a few months after completing his MFA in poetry at the University of Kansas. “Of course, I didn’t want to make a bad business decision. It wasn’t just that I wanted to avoid financial ruin for myself. It was also important to me to be a good steward for the store, which has been here for so long and has a hugely passionate and loyal following. I kn...

(Courtesy of the Raven Book Store) This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. After the death of George Floyd, Danny Caine, the owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, said he "didn't want to stay silent," so he announced on Instagram that his shop would donate a portion of a day's sales to antiracist research and two bail funds. The 33-year-old shop broke its sales record that day.  The bookstore's campaigns supporting Black Lives Matter and attacking Amazon...