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 →
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… read more →
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… read more →
When you first enter Mondragon, you do not actually enter the physical store. Instead, you enter a long hallway that leads up into the apartments. The hallway is lined with… read more →
When entering Bible Depot, the feeling of the merchandise leaning in close to whisper, “Come in, please, look around,” was close to my first experience when walking into the bookstore.… read more →
As I walk into Comic Metropolis, I am left with a decision once I enter the store. I can either go left, to many collectible action figures, or I can… read more →
I believe that the Books-A-Million at the Susquehanna Valley Mall in Selinsgrove PA, doesn’t really have a specific direction to go thought. Most book stores are made to draw you… read more →
A Bull in a China Shop Imagine walking into a store and every step you take, you become more than just a customer, you become a bull in a china… read more →
Whether you are shopping for a specific book, or just taking some time to yourself to browse around a bookstore, you may not be aware of all of the reasons… read more →
The area around people influences the way that people look at things. The owners of Square Books in Oxford, MS, the Howorth’s, seem to keep the area of their store… read more →
If there is one thing universally known about the Strand, it is that if you were to lay every book in the store down in a row, you would come… read more →
The largest collection of books in the world is the Library of Congress with 30 million books but the Strand with almost 3 million books would still be quite a… read more →
There is very little opportunity for a customer to question what type of bookstore Giovanni’s Room is upon entering the shop. Although the walls are white, the store does not… read more →