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independent bookstore project #6
Mar. 2nd, 2019 08:33 pmThis project is really fun and also is making me spend so much money. /o/ I didn't plan ahead.
Old Town Books is technically still a pop-up, as they don't have a long-term lease. They are located, clearly, in Old Town Alexandria. It's a small space and a curated collection, except for a few books that you can tell they ordered in bulk because they are artfully placed everywhere in hopes that someone will buy them and take them away. The decor theme of the store is a series of red paper poppies on wire stems that are artfully placed around, creating a ribbon of color running around the edges of the room. I really liked that.
The owner is very friendly and chatted with me a bit about their rent situation and the struggles of getting a small indie store off the ground.
I bought: Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehito Hindman. This sounds quirky and interesting, though it's a hardcover, which I wasn't going to buy on a whim anymore. But I did! Because this "only buy books at indies" thing makes me grabby.
Old Town Books is technically still a pop-up, as they don't have a long-term lease. They are located, clearly, in Old Town Alexandria. It's a small space and a curated collection, except for a few books that you can tell they ordered in bulk because they are artfully placed everywhere in hopes that someone will buy them and take them away. The decor theme of the store is a series of red paper poppies on wire stems that are artfully placed around, creating a ribbon of color running around the edges of the room. I really liked that.
The owner is very friendly and chatted with me a bit about their rent situation and the struggles of getting a small indie store off the ground.
I bought: Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehito Hindman. This sounds quirky and interesting, though it's a hardcover, which I wasn't going to buy on a whim anymore. But I did! Because this "only buy books at indies" thing makes me grabby.
