Every Town Needs a Bookstore

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 8 Comments

What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not fooling a soul. ~Neil Gaiman, American Gods My hometown is small. It has a three block downtown area. More businesses spill out around it. Out on the bypass, more businesses draw people. …

Bookstores Equal Good Times

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 10 Comments

“I love walking into a bookstore. It’s like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.” ― Tahereh Mafi Do you like spending time in a bookstore? I do. Sometimes I go knowing the book I want to find and carry home with me. Other times, I don’t have a specific book in mind. I want …