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On September 1st of this year, D.C. literari descended on Dupont Circle. The nearly 50-year-old Kramers bookstore is often the destination of choice for such gatherings, but this time, book lovers flocked to an unassuming storefront with a green neon sign right next door: JF Books.
A video from JF Books announcing the store's opening, September 1, 2024. Credit: @Jifengbooks
It was the opening of Washington’s first Chinese bookstore, and over 700 visitors crammed throug
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