Nestled in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, the borough of Lewisburg sits alongside the Susquehanna River. Incorporated in 1812, Lewisburg was born out of a river town and soon began… read more →
With the ever changing market of the capitalistic society we have today, it can sometimes be hard to appeal to the right crowd and to maintain that attraction as time… read more →
With its vibrant blue exterior, Bible Depot catches the eye of passing visitors and locals alike. Well, the paint job isn’t the most eye-catching aspect of the outside of the… read more →
You start strolling down the street and notice people walking, talking, and even some children playing. As you look around you notice the houses and buildings are Victorian-era styled with… read more →
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… read more →
You may have an easier time picturing a true feminist bookstore by imagining the opposite of what you just saw. Many people have preconceived ideas of feminism that probably have… read more →
It’s hard to miss the four-story high, industrial building as you walk down West Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan. Located just off the M-10 Lodge Expressway, the bookstore is nestled… read more →
I In March of 2011, the last living descendant of William Faulkner, a niece named Dean Faulkner Wells, held a book signing for her Faulkner-inspired memoir Every Day By the Sun.… read more →
Carla Cohen had a terrible poker face. When establishing the independent bookstore Politics & Prose, Cohen claimed that she did not want to create an indie driven by political undertones.… read more →
A collaboration between MaryKate, Rebekah, Cory, and Shawn. Your in-flight entertainment was staring over the pages of your unread novel as parents tried to wrangle their children. You’re pretty sure… read more →
While other bookstores might “define” literature in a certain way, putting labels on books that place one genre above another, hiding certain genres in back corners and others in prominent… read more →
“Comic book retailing is the last refuge of the iconoclast and individuals who are unwilling to conform” Chuck Rozanski You walk through the streets of Denver, passing people who are… read more →
Can a community be silenced by construction? Imagine a place of safety, of community, of culture. Eso Won Books, an independently owned African-American bookstore in the heart of the… read more →
An icon of New York City and a refuge for book lovers, Strand Bookstore is a mecca for all things books. The Strand is one of the largest bookstores in… read more →
In a quiet neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, there is a small bookstore tucked into the buildings on South 12th Street called Giovanni’s Room. Walking past, you may quickly notice… read more →
A Narrative in Four Perspectives History By Melani M. I grew up an hour and a half away from the original Borders bookstore, but it wasn’t until I heard the… read more →
City Lights bookstore is considered something of a Beatnik mecca. Tourists come from all over the world to wander around this bookstore that Kerouac, Ginsberg, and so many others called… read more →
Each bookstore owner has a definition of literature promoted in his or her shop. For example, in Parnassus on Wheels, the fictional bookseller Roger Mifflin has his own interpretation of… read more →
“I may disappear leaving behind me no worldly possessions – just a few old socks and love letters, and my windows overlooking Notre-Dame for all of you to enjoy, and… read more →