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203 N. Linn St. Open Every Day* We buy,
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TO THE PERSON WHO DRIVES TWO TOYOTAS Someone left a ring of keys at the shop this past weekend with two different keys to Toyotas attached. Person missing keys, come up and ask for them at the front desk (we'll ask you to describe what is green on the keyring for identification purposes). Coming up on the Haunted calendar are an open reading of Waiting for Godot with ACE Experiment and the inauguration of the Chapter One Project later this fall. We're also looking for people who share our interest in the literature and history of Western antiquity to help us host some nifty events in October and November. More details shortly! For updates on what else we're doing, check out our new blog, which also features book-related news and weekly columns by the staff. Do you have an idea for a column, or could you help by posting book-related news for our other readers? Chat with Nialle. |
8 July 2010 - Over 13,000 New Arrivals In November of last year, we purchased The Bookery, long an established Iowa City bookshop, lately an in-home business. Owner Joe Michaud is retiring to pursue his writing career; titles already in print include Along the Iron Curtain, a memoir of his military service, and Booking in Iowa, a memoir of bookselling with profiles of various eastern Iowa bookshops of yesterday and today. (Both titles are available for sale at The Haunted Bookshop.) We are pleased to announce that, following some rebuilding and rearranging, we have now incorporated the Bookery collection into the Haunted's existing location at 203 North Linn Street. Check out the expanded History, Religion, Philosophy, Art, Children's Nonfiction, Native American Studies, Books on Books, Iowa history, and more! 26 May 2010 - Welcome Summer Writers! We're looking forward to meeting participants in this year's Summer Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Writers, check your welcome packets for the gold bookmark with Murphy Brookfield books on one side and The Haunted Bookshop on the other - there's a coupon on each end for your use in each shop. If you pre-shop by searching our stock online, just remember two important things: select "This Site" from the top drop-down menu to limit your search to books at this location (the others are stocked by our partner bookshops around the world) and, if you see something you'd like us to hold for you, you may email us requesting a hold up to one week in advance of your visit. Oh, one more thing - we only have our 6,000 most unusual books online. There are 40,000 books in the store. Bring your homework and enjoy our tables and comfy chairs; find books by your favorite authors; meet our friendly cats (they love attention). We're happy to answer any questions about Iowa City or particular books, and we have a large section of books on writing technique for those looking for additional resources. Make yourselves at home! 24 May 2010 - The A-List Competition Thank you so much to everyone who voted or commented in this year's KCRG-sponsored A-List Competition. We were thrilled to place again in the Top 5 for bookstores (and to have received such very kind comments), and even more thrilled to see that our good neighbors at Prairie Lights won first place after a tight race in the top two. It's wonderful to see once again the support of Eastern Iowans for our locally, independently owned bookstores. |
The Haunted Bookshop, Iowa City's oldest secondhand bookshop, carries over 40,000 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 Northside district in an historic building, its rooms lined with shelves and comfortable chairs, its walls offering toys, games, cards, and more. 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. |