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 →
The sun is shining, and a calm breeze blows past me as I stand within Courthouse square, located in Oxford, Mississippi. My eyes glance from the Lafayette Courthouse, to… 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 →
In 1962, during the peak of the civil-rights movement, former U.S Air Force serviceman James H. Meredith was accepted into the University of Mississippi, only to be declined when the… read more →
When Square Books began, it was a small store, which stocked mainly literature on Mississippi and the South. Richard Howorth and his wife Lisa struggled against the odds to open… read more →
Square Books is a bookstore located in the heart of the south, Oxford, Mississippi. The store opened in the September of 1979, founded by both Richard and Lisa… 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 →
The thing about Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi, with its population of almost 22,000 people, is that there are three stores; Square Books, Off Square Books, and Square Books, Jr..… read more →