Storied Bookshops

In Iowa City, a town already known for writers, readers, and the University of Iowa’s literary life, one secondhand bookstore has managed to stand out with a name that sounds as if it came from a novel: The Haunted Bookshop. The name is memorable, but the store is not a … [Read more...] about The Haunted Bookshop of Iowa City

Some bookstores become memorable because of their inventory. Some because of their owners. Some because they occupy a certain corner of a city at the right time and gather enough readers, collectors, and stories to become part of local memory. Old Tampa Book Company did … [Read more...] about Old Tampa Book Company: A Legend Left Behind

Haslam’s Book Store in St. Petersburg, Florida, for decades, it stood on Central Avenue. It was a large and full store, for whoever needed a book, a quiet hour, a surprise, or the comfort of wandering among shelves. I used to visit Haslam’s years ago, and what I remember … [Read more...] about Haslam’s Book Store: A Florida Bookshop