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520 E Washington St Open Every Day |
The Haunted Bookshop, Iowa City's oldest independently owned secondhand bookshop, carries over 25,000 used, rare, out of print and antiquarian titles in over 50 different subject areas, specializing in poetry, literature, first and signed editions, and Iowa-related books, with wide selections of history, philosophy, plays, children's and young-adult, literary nonfiction, and more. We are located in the downtown district in an historic home, its many rooms lined with shelves and comfortable chairs, its walls offering textiles and art by local artists. (Click here to tour the shop.) Our friendly and quirky staff delight in helping visitors to find old book-friends and new, and we pride ourselves on resourcefulness and individual attention to our guests. We are fond of avid readers, browsers, families, students, teachers, literary reviewers, artists, writers, and other good company; we welcome book groups and community organisations; and we delightedly encourage storytelling, reading aloud, book recommendation, puppet shows (use ours or bring your own), and spontaneous performances by visiting piano players. |
We will be closed on May 17, 2008, to celebrate Kurt Sylvan's graduation from the University of Iowa. While we really dislike being closed for any reason (we haven't missed a day since the tornado in 2006), we nonetheless feel that summa cum laude is nothing at which to sniff. So we'll be taking some time to celebrate (ok, and brag, or at least Nialle will on Kurt's behalf). We'll be back on the 18th as usual and will not be closed again until Thanksgiving. |
 We're once again holding a benefit sale! Check below for details, and stop in to find out more about what Local Foods Connection does for Iowa City. |
Don't forget: we are now open seven days a week from 11am to 7pm (closed only on January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25, and on May 17, 2008, for Kurt's graduation). This just in: Nearly a full shelf of books on modern witchcraft; several Loeb Classics (including a lot of Livy); a large selection of books on the martial arts; dozens of volumes of Spanish language sociology and literary criticism; hundreds of novels, from Garcia Marquez to Jeanette Winterson, and short story collections from folks like Raymond Carver; a new selection of manga. ***WATCH THIS SPACE*** We have tremendously exciting news coming later this month.... Besides beautiful new greeting cards by J & M Studios, we also have canvas bags designed by Austin Mullen. Check our Beyond Books section for pictures! We buy books every day, from 11am-7pm - be sure to check our page on Selling Your Books for information - and we have now added a list of types of books in which we're currently most interested. Last updated 30 Apr 08 |
We're holding a Benefit Sale for Iowa City's own Local Foods Connection, which assists families in need by helping them to obtain healthy, fresh, locally produced foods. All proceeds from this sale will go to this wonderful organization. SELECTED The sale books include hundreds of titles from every genre: fiction, poetry, art, history, science, children's books, and many more. Selected books will be on the porch and on a bookcase in Leiden's Room - but check back often; more books are added to the sale every day. Our thanks to Iowa City - last year, you helped us to raise over $600.00! |
We're moving sections around again! We're always trying to expand your favourite sections and to put things you like together. There will be signs showing where things went, but here are the general points of this move: - Paganism and Wicca now have a full shelf in the Metaphysics section downstairs. - History now has a room of its own. Explore Josh's Room in our virtual tour! - Mystery and Thriller have moved to Meara's room. Science fiction and fantasy fans, don't panic! Your books are simply on the right wall instead of the left. |
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