Ideas on Books and Readers

The Scent of New Books Many people stop in and ask if we can take their old books. We wish…

Sometimes all one has to go on is the painting or sculpture itself. Scott Keeley is refreshingly different; we are…

Brooks’ Five and Flick Ford August 17, 2021, Charlestown, Rhode Island. The summer weather in South/Washington County has been great….

Owning a bookstore right now has its challenges. Pricing may be one. Surviving a pandemic another. Finding qualified help another….

As Easter approaches and the sun promises spring, I want to hold onto my happy expectation as long as possible….

T.S. Eliot for VDay I’m not exactly sure why without fail Elvis Costello’s “My Comic Valentine” pops into my head…

Kingston, Rhode Island Train Station: A Good Place for Embarking   Somewhere along the line I stopped writing down my…

This Advent   This is my second December as a retailer and it can not be more different than 2019….

Forcing Gratitude never quite works as well as a state of natural grace.  Thanksgiving also requires honesty regarding reconciling the…

  Is it ever time to make your classic book change?   Do you have scary stories on the ready…