Comments on The Rejectionist: Author-friends, Meet WORD Bookstore

I'm lucky enough to live near an awesome indep...

2009-11-20T05:20:30.829-05:00

I'm lucky enough to live near an awesome independent bookstore, The Moravian Book Shop, in Bethlehem, PA.
http://www.moravianbookshop.com/default.asp

They are proof that the indies can be successful. Established in 1745, it has been in the same location since 1871.

If you ever get down this way, you have to visit it.

Hi! Stephanie from WORD here. Just wanted to say t...

2009-11-19T14:23:57.802-05:00

Hi! Stephanie from WORD here. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the nice comments---as my boss commented, it's always nice to see the word "awesome" used more than once. And thanks again to The Rejectionist for featuring us!

A loving reminder, those of you not lucky enough to live around the corner: you CAN shop with us at our new spiffy website, http://wordbrooklyn.com and we ship free for purchases over $50 (gift wrap always free). Remind me in the comments that you heard about us on The Rejectionist and I'll even decorate the package and seal it with a kiss.

Inklings Bookshop 470 Ouellette Ave. Windsor, ON C...

2009-11-19T12:23:15.563-05:00

Inklings Bookshop
470 Ouellette Ave.
Windsor, ON
Canada

It's right in the heart of downtown Windsor, only a minute or two from the tunnel to Detroit. It's a nice little shop. And the sale! There are bags that need to be filled! NEED! I mean, my basement is only so large.

Hey, I only live a few miles from Windsor! Unfort...

2009-11-19T11:00:21.479-05:00

Hey, I only live a few miles from Windsor!

Unfortunately, it's Windsor, MO, which is a pretty little town but has no bookstores at all. Alas!

If you'll give me the name and address of your bookstore (I didn't see it on your blog) I'll post it on my blog and on Facebook. If I can get other people to pass it on, maybe we can send some business your way.

Ink, that's mighty tempting. Unfortunately, yo...

2009-11-19T09:54:53.663-05:00

Ink, that's mighty tempting. Unfortunately, you are equally as distant from me as New York. Sorry.

You folk rock. And hey, if any of you are near Wi...

2009-11-19T07:18:18.063-05:00

You folk rock.

And hey, if any of you are near Windsor/Detroit, I'm having a bag sale. Yes, $5.00 for a bag of books. How can anyone resist? Hell, I want to buy them and they're my books. Heck, if you come from Le R.'s I'll just give you a bag of books! Good ol' writing community.

Word sounds like an awesome bookstore! Unfortunat...

2009-11-18T23:06:57.737-05:00

Word sounds like an awesome bookstore! Unfortunately, I'm in pretty much the same boat as Lora96. B&N is two hours south of me (well, an hour and fifteen minutes for everyone else, but I obey speed limits ;)) but there's a Hastings about an hour north.

Ink, I didn't know your store was closing. I'm so sorry to hear it! I always hate to hear of a great store closing and I know yours must be a great store simply because it's owned by someone with such intelligence and humor as you display in your comments. Have fun visiting other stores and I wish you all the best for the future.

Oh how cool. And toasted cheese, too? Aaaahhhh. He...

2009-11-18T21:15:20.409-05:00

Oh how cool. And toasted cheese, too? Aaaahhhh. Heavenly.

I however am marooned in Illinois (as in, the bit that's seven hours south of Chicago). Bookstore wise, if i drive an hour I can reach a B&N or a University Bookstore, but that's it. Indies do not exist. Round here they are huntin' and fishin', not readin'. :P At least for the most part.

Oh how I wish I could visit this awesome store. Maybe someday my book will be published and sit on their shelves.

and, Ink, ur cool and I hope you win the lottery so you can tour indies!

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hey! word bookstore! next time you see sarah mangu...

2009-11-18T20:36:39.372-05:00

hey! word bookstore! next time you see sarah manguso please tell her that melbourne australia loves her. we're selling her books! we're friends with her aussie distributor! "two kinds of decay" was unbelievably amazing.
p.s. can i work there when i move to the states?
p.p.s. i love all your faves. gone away world = fabulous.

Thanks for the shout-out on my book, Columbine. Se...

2009-11-18T19:37:30.735-05:00

Thanks for the shout-out on my book, Columbine. Seeing it on your staff favorites list gave me a big smile.

I'll check WORD out next time I'm in NY. (Hopefully I can move my butt there one of these days, and make it a habit. I'm working on it.)

And, I should also note, the Murakami book they me...

2009-11-18T19:05:06.208-05:00

And, I should also note, the Murakami book they mentioned is awesome. But, then, he's Murakami. He's full of wondrous Literary Ninjitsu Awesome.

Thanks Lydia and Le R.! Muchly kind of you. And I ...

2009-11-18T19:02:55.963-05:00

Thanks Lydia and Le R.! Muchly kind of you. And I think I just found a buyer to take my excess stock after closing. :) After, you know, I've completely filled my MOST AWESOME home library.

Great post, I'm following them on Facebook and...

2009-11-18T17:44:37.543-05:00

Great post, I'm following them on Facebook and Twitter. If I ever make it to New York, I'll check them out. Thanks for listing the books they like, I'll check those out for sure.

On Nov. 21, 2008, the Harris and Klebold parents w...

2009-11-18T16:46:15.585-05:00

On Nov. 21, 2008, the Harris and Klebold parents were sent the same letter requesting cooperation. "Your stories have yet to be fully told, and I view your help as an issue of historical significance," it said. "In 10 years, there have been no major, mainstream books on Columbine. This will be the first, and it may be the only one." The letter came not from Mr. Cullen but from Jeff Kass, whose Columbine: A True Crime Story, published by the small Ghost Road Press, preceded Columbine by a couple of weeks.

"Mr. Kass, whose tough account is made even sadder by the demise of The Rocky Mountain News in which his Columbine coverage appeared, has also delivered an intensive Columbine overview. Some of the issues he raises and information he digs up go unnoticed by Mr. Cullen." --Janet Maslin, New York Times

"A decade after the most dramatic school massacre in American history, Jeff Kass applies his considerable reporting talents to exploring the mystery of how two teens could have planned and carried out such gruesome acts without their own family and best friends knowing about it. Actually, there were important clues, but they were missed or downgraded both by those who knew the boys best and by public officials who came in contact with them. An engrossing and cautionary tale for everyone who cares about how to prevent kids from going bad." -------Ted Gest, President, Criminal Justice Journalists

Sigh. I wish I had an indie store that served gri...

2009-11-18T15:37:33.085-05:00

Sigh.

I wish I had an indie store that served grilled cheese in my neighborhood.

Gawd, I miss New York...

Right. You had me at grilled cheese. This place i...

2009-11-18T15:05:11.470-05:00

Right. You had me at grilled cheese.

This place is made of awesome.

Oh the JOYS of living nowhere near civilization an...

2009-11-18T14:57:20.112-05:00

Oh the JOYS of living nowhere near civilization and missing out on such wonderfulness. Thank the gods of EVERYTHING GOOD THAT EVER WAS for the magic of the internet. At least I can live vicariously through the blog posts of REAL people with REAL lives.

Ink,

Your Snoopy-like AWESOMENESS is truly an inspiration.

Indie books are some of the best undiscovered tale...

2009-11-18T14:27:10.171-05:00

Indie books are some of the best undiscovered talent.

I will definitely check it out! Not too far from H...

2009-11-18T13:39:39.174-05:00

I will definitely check it out! Not too far from Hoboken....

We judge an indie bookstore by the size of their A...

2009-11-18T12:33:48.656-05:00

We judge an indie bookstore by the size of their AWESOME. WORD wins.

Ink, every cloud has a silver lining!

Laurel--totally! They smell amazing, like really ...

2009-11-18T12:13:00.128-05:00

Laurel--totally! They smell amazing, like really good libraries if libraries allowed you to have coffee.

This is just charming :). I wish I lived closer so I could stop by!

Adore Mark Bittman. And has anyone else noticed ...

2009-11-18T10:47:37.513-05:00

Adore Mark Bittman.

And has anyone else noticed that indie bookstores smell better than corporate ones? Leather, dust, woodcleaner...like books and college buildings on the old part of campus.

I wonder what proportion of Word's sales is ro...

2009-11-18T10:42:40.598-05:00

I wonder what proportion of Word's sales is romance?

I'm not a romance reader, but I judge an indie bookstore by the size of their romance section. I figure if they're serious about serving -readers-, they stock romance pretty seriously.

Oh book and bookstore lost, how you torment me... ...

2009-11-18T10:37:01.357-05:00

Oh book and bookstore lost, how you torment me...

One of the weird things I'm actually happy about is that when my store closes I'll actually be able to go to other indie new and used bookstores, which I simply haven't been able to do since I opened. And I've missed it. Oh yes. If I'm ever fabulously rich (stranger things have happened, right? Right? RIGHT?) I'm gonna go on a mega Indie bookstore tour. Just head out and chart a course via a bookstore-dotted map.

We all need a dream, right?

My author's dream is to be on the Indie Next L...

2009-11-18T10:24:53.308-05:00

My author's dream is to be on the Indie Next List.