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 →
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 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 →
In the thirteen minutes we had before the parking meter ran out, my group and I hastily walked up and down the blocks of S 3rd Street surrounding Comics Metropolis… read more →
Settled on the edge of what is now known as the “college town” of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, sits the used book store, Mondragon Books. If you walked by it too fast,… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When I think of Detroit, Michigan, I think of “Motor City,” I think of ghettoes full of crime, I think of a dying city. I would never have guessed that… read more →
An industrial district residing on the outskirts of downtown Detroit may not seem like a productive location for a bookstore, but John K. King Used and Rare Books has proven… read more →
I’ve never thought of Detroit as an environment for trendy hipsters to browse quirky bookstores, so I was surprised to discover that Detroit is actually home to what Business Insider… 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 →
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 on Dipity. Since it was founded in 1927, The Strand has had a track history of survival and does not seem to be going anywhere anytime… read more →
While Portland, Oregon has over 20 times more people than the Portland where I grew up, on the other side of the country, it seems inviting enough to me, seeing… read more →
The Strand Bookstore, with its unmistakable red awning, has its main location at 828 Broadway (& 12th Street) in New York City. Nestled in between the borders of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and East Village (the territory which the store’s location favors) the… read more →
Defining “place” can seem simple enough. The word is often colloquially used to describe the site someone is located in. However, there are larger implications and meanings of “place” than… read more →
The way a bookstore is laid out tells the customer a lot about the store or company owner and its values. Some bookstores, such as Borders, have lots of space… read more →
Borders Books on Dipity. As any good college town, Selinsgrove is home to its very own used and rare bookstore. During store hours, D.J. Ernst attracts a casual walker… read more →