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 →
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 →
From the outside, Market street seems like your typical downtown business district, consisting of chains, private stores, and houses. However, not all the houses are being occupied by humans. Mondragon… 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 →
It’s Tuesday, 4:17 pm. Outside, the air is crisp and clear, and you can feel each breath as it rushes to fill your expanding lungs. You pull your jacket tighter.… 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 →
Upon initially entering Bible Depot, it is difficult to find any particular motive of organization for the merchandise inside. While the books and gifts in the store are neatly… read more →
On a rainy day in March, I walked into Mondragon Bookstore to see the owner, Sarajane Snyder, and a shop volunteer using the front room to look through books while… read more →
Classic, old paperback books can be divided into many categories, and nowhere is that more clear than at D.J. Ernst Books. Located in downtown Selinsgrove, the small store houses… read more →
On February 1, 1975, Selinsgrove’s most notable independent bookstore, DJ Ernst Books, was founded. Neither Ernst nor his father, who originally opened the shop, had any real experience in bookselling.… read more →
Sarajane Snyder, current owner of Mondragon Bookstore, likes to talk about gardening, which reflects the large gardening section within the many shelves of the store. Sarajane even equates her ownership… read more →
In 1842, the American company Wilson & Co. published what is now called the first American comic: an English reprint of the French comic “The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck”.… read more →
A Brief History of Bible Depot Bible Depot opened in Sunbury, Pennsylvania in 1931 (exact date unknown) on Market Street, the hub of activity for the town. At some point… read more →
While the number of independent bookstores is on the decline, one that still remains today on Market Street is DJ Ernst Books. The bookstore was first established on February 1st,… read more →
In 2009, Charles Zachary founded a bookstore store to which he named Mondragon after the world’s largest worker’s co-op based in Spain. Similar to the feminist bookstore, New Words bookstore,… read more →
Established in 1975, D.J. Ernst Books has been a community staple since then. The store hasn’t changed its look, the exterior and interior remaining the same as always. The… read more →
When you drive into Selinsgrove for the first time and see the almost Victorian style architecture, the quaint, locally-owned storefronts, and even the lamposts adorned with flowers, you can see… read more →
The town of Lewisburg was cast in grey and rain the day my group went to visit Mondragon. The local businesses each provided their own versions of warmth for the… read more →
In 1868, Henry G. Schwartz, the architect responsible for many of the houses lining South Third Street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, drew up designs for, and subsequently went about building, the… read more →
The idea of driving to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania seems like a hassle to most Susquehanna University college students because it is a whopping twenty-five minute drive to get there. Admittedly, I… read more →
Fit snug between a hair dresser’s and one of my favorite restaurant’s BJ’s, is a small independent bookstore named D.J. Ernst Books. This bookstore fits perfectly into the small, quaint… read more →
Situated between a hair dresser’s and a BJ’s is a small independent bookstore located at 27 N Market Street in Selinsgrove. D.J. Ernst Books has been selling used and rare… 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 →
There are a whole bunch of Chatty Cathy’s at Politics & Prose—and I’m not just referring to the full-time employees who love talking your ear off about their new favorite… read more →
I have always been a sucker for alliteration, especially when it’s tactful. That being said, I find the name of Washington, D.C.’s preeminent independent bookstore, Politics & Prose, particularly pleasant to pronounce. But this name… read more →
Founded by Richard and Lisa Howorth on September 14th, 1979, Square Books consists of three locations, which are all conveniently located within 100 or so feet of each-other: Square Books… 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 →
Five years ago, Michael Powell remarked to Poets & Writers Magazine that he wasn’t a fan of the way that the big chain bookstores like Borders had designed their interiors; he… read more →
Like any good bookstore, The Strand offers plenty of books in a variety of interests reflective of the customers it has. In such a diverse city where people take interest… read more →
The Strand Bookstore stands tall at 828 Broadway at the corner of East 12th Street, Manhattan, showcasing some aspects of its vast book collection from its sidewalk, leading passersby into… read more →