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walking into the very old west side book shop you never know quite what category will draw you in. this time, I was inspired by the outlaws, lawmen, gunslingers shelf. probably harkens back to my days of watching all the old westerns on Saturday afternoons with my dad.

‘the books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. she went on olden-day sailing ships with joseph conrad, she went to africa with ernest hemingway, and to india with rudyard kipling. she traveled all over the word while sitting in her little room in an english village.

-roald dahl, matilda

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  5. Love bookstores, especially local ones. They are eclectic, personal, and comfortable. I have never read Matilda, it sounds intriguing from the quote. It’s our middle school’s play this year with the final performance this evening. The kids have been so excited this week. Have a fab Friday.

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  6. When I retired I headed straight to the library and just stood looking up and down the shelves. My husband would holler (whisper) “Hurry Up!” And I just began grabbing ten books from here and there. Perhaps that’s the best way to pick as I found some wonderful ones.

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  12. I love this. I envy my 24 year old granddaughter who rents a studio apartment above a bookstore that looks like this in a building that looks like this in the University district. I hope she appreciates this time in her life!

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  22. The first place my son took me when I arrived in Denver 20 years ago was the old “Tattered Cover” bookstore downtown. I could have spent hours in there. Very sad that it went out of business in the last year or so. Couldn’t compete with the big chain bookstores and the internet, I assume.

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  28. I am always at home wherever my books are. My town only has a used bookstore and no one really goes there because you can’t find it or get to it easily. A hole in the wall. Sad state of affairs when no one reads anymore.

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  29. When I was a university student, in downtown Toronto, I loved spending time after class walking down the busy streets and going into the independent and the used book stores. There’s a charm and a wonder that big box bookstores and Amazon can never replicate. It’s sad to see so many of them fold, during the pandemic, and for the ones still standing, such a gift!

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  30. I *love* old bookstores like this, with their quirkiness, like hand-written signs. The next town over from us has a Friends of the Library Bookstore, and postcards are taped to the ends of bookcases. And there’s an old phone booth. Surprises like that are around the store. Makes for a delightful looking around :)

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