The Regulator Bookshop has been a staple in Durham for 40 years. As the current owners prepare to retire, two employees have purchased the shop. A Sustainability Fund has been set up to preserve and improve the shop's place in our community. To help, visit igg.me/at/regulator/

We are in awe of the generosity of the Durham community. Only a few days into the campaign, we have already raised over 28% of our goal! Thank you, Durham, for your commitment to keeping the Regulator on Ninth Street. Let’s keep it going! Please visit igg.me/at/regulator

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Contribute $200 to Regulator Sustainability Fund & receive 3 books in translation: Deep Vellum's A Zero-Sum Game, Open Letter Books's Can Xue's Frontier, & Two Lines Press's Elvira Navarro's A Working Woman! To learn more go to igg.me/at/regulator

Time to get healthy! Donate $150 and choose 1 of 2 titles from The Peoples Pharmacy, Spice Up Your Health: How Everyday Kitchen Herbs & Spices Can Lengthen & Strengthen Your Life or The Graedons’ Guide to Alternatives for Arthritis. To learn more go to igg.me/at/regulator

Need a last minute holiday gift for the book lover in your life? For a $750 donation, we will name a bookcase after him or her. You’ll get a Regulator themed coffee mug, reading light, and messenger bag too. Only 5 left! To learn more visit igg.me/at/regulator

The Regulator Bookshop wants to embrace diversity by showcasing titles like these from Two Lines Press (My World Hemmed In, by M NDiaye),Deep Vellum (The Magician of Vienna, by S Pitol) and Open Letter Books (Frontier, by Can Xue). To help, visit igg.me/at/regulator

The Regulator embraces diversity. The work of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Teju Cole, Roxane Gay & Randall Kenan has sparked a renaissance in African-American studies. Our selection will reflect the authors & titles so important in these tumultuous times. Visit- igg.me/at/regulator

The Regulator embraces diversity. Minority authors & protagonists make up less than 10% of all children’s books but those books do exist. We will ensure that every child will be able to see themselves in the books & authors on our shelves. 4 days left igg.me/at/regulator

The Regulator embraces diversity. We’ll have the most eclectic magazine selection in the area from local zines to the powerful Scalawag. We'll have rock & roll mags, literary journals & culinary magazines to complement the foodie scene. 3 days left igg.me/at/regulator

The Regulator embraces diversity. Small indie presses & some medium size ones have to fight for attention. We'll showcase their titles on our website with weekly selections & excerpts. We'll feature indie press titles monthly in our store. 2 days left igg.me/at/regulator

Thank you for your generosity. Through your support, we have raised over $50,000! We’ve heard back from many of you asking if there was still a way to donate to the store going forward. For that reason, we have created the website regulatorfund.com. Thanks for your support!