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 that this is a specialty bookshop that sells gay and lesbian literature. Not...
Laurence Roth | Nov 18, 2013
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 lack color due to the multitude of gay pride flags, posters, decorations, and items for...
Laurence Roth | Oct 21, 2013
It is no surprise that like its contents, bookstores have a story or readability of their own. The way a bookstore owner places their genres, the intentional flow of traffic, even the placement of non-book items have a design. Upon entering Giovanni’s Room,...
Laurence Roth | Oct 20, 2013