Today I had the chance to visit both of my favorite independent bookstores! It was a banner day. I had a class at Watermark books - it was part of the Bronte sisters summer challenge, but the speaker was from Penguin Classics. What a dynamo she was! Loved listening to her!
My other favorite independent bookstore, which is owned by Warren Farha, is Eighth Day Books. His store is only a few miles away from Watermark, but it is distinctly different since it is housed in an old Victorian home. Its door is painted blue, and after walking up several stairs and through the blue door, one enters a room that is wall-to-ceiling lined with books. If what you need isn't on that floor, there's always the second floor! And if you want to talk to Warren, there's the third floor! The stairs up are not always even, and sometimes they creak . . . coffee is available in one room, and when I was there today, several people were seated in chairs, reading their selections. The friendly staff always greets me and they are quite knowledgeable about what is available in the store. You can't help but feel at home at Eighth Day Books!
Today's mission was to take some of my Common Wildflowers of Northern New Mexico guides to him. He is holding a book fair at St. John's College in Santa Fe, and we both thought perhaps some of the people at the College would be interested in it! I am hoping he has a very successful book sale!
Eighth Day Books specializes in religious literature, and he has quite an array of offerings. But that isn't all he carries! He used to do book fairs for The Independent School and he has helped for four years with the Kansas Author Dinner. I have always felt privileged to have the opportunity to work with both Warren at Eighth Day Books and Sarah at Watermark! Their contribution to literacy in our community has helped create and satisfy readers throughout Wichita.
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