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Naked bookseller in Arizona brings new meaning to the adage, “Show, don’t tell”

So

So, there’s a naked bookseller out in Quartzsite AZ, a.k.a. The Rock Capital of the World!

Paul Winer, proprietor of Reader’s Oasis, has been selling books in the nude for over twenty years. He is also an accomplished musician and performer.

Road trip, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxbHKCkGSUc

— Elissa Goldstein was born and raised in Melbourne. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and is the Online Editor of Electric Literature. You can find her here.

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