In Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, nestled on North Market Street, sits a bookstore that’s been serving its community for 44 years. In its display windows, used books surround electric candles, inviting passersby to peer in and, just maybe, walk amongst the books that...
Laurence Roth | Apr 22, 2019
Upon meeting the collections of rare and used books organized in DJ Ernst Books, in a sense, one is also meeting the owner himself. The shop is packed and overflowing with books, so much so that the paperbacks are stacked in rows on the floor along the bookshelves...
Laurence Roth | Mar 27, 2019
On a dreary Wednesday afternoon, I walk into DJ Ernst Used and Rare Bookstore. The owner--affectionately known as Homer--greets me from the check-out desk three quarters into the small, one-room store. The walls are lined in red wallpaper, old photos, and clippings...
Laurence Roth | Mar 27, 2019