The sun is shining, and a calm breeze blows past me as I stand within Courthouse square, located in Oxford, Mississippi. My eyes glance from the Lafayette Courthouse, to the orange, aged building before me; Square Books. The building itself looks...
Laurence Roth | Mar 21, 2016
Space and objects are always in your face. While they may not be a top priority for brainpower, they still affect us in many ways because we constantly perceive them. Think about your own home. In some capacity, you consider your furniture, what may or may not be...
Laurence Roth | Mar 20, 2016
In 1920, Frances Steloff paid the first month’s rent for a basement apartment that she turned into a bookstore, she called Gotham Books and Art. Her first payment of $75 covered a twelve-by-fifteen feet sales floor, a three-by-three feet window display, and a...
Laurence Roth | Oct 21, 2013