2008 Woodie Awards
Haunted Bookshop harbors more than good reads
Matthew Moss
Issue date: 10/27/05 Section: A&E
"Books have a lot of character, especially if previously owned. The author or owner can leave a presence on a page," Woods said. "To own a used copy of a book is to learn a little bit about the person who owned it."
Woods says she tries to maintain the homeyness of the bookshop, to the point that she'll roam the store in her bathrobe. The bookshop still has a semblance of a family residence; each room has a distinct flavor.
"I am selective about what comes in," Woods said about cultivating the personality of the bookshop.
One room, which appears to have been a parlor long ago, has a chest filled with children's blocks sitting in front of a fireplace. An old typewriter sits atop the mantle. Chairs offer anyone a place to sit and peruse the shelf-lined walls, which hold such titles as "Ghandi, His Selected Works" to "The Internet for Dummies."
Whether or not Claire represents a genuine haunting or a figment of book patron's imaginations, the Haunted Bookshop is full of personality from its owner down to any possible ghosts lurking inside.
Woods says she tries to maintain the homeyness of the bookshop, to the point that she'll roam the store in her bathrobe. The bookshop still has a semblance of a family residence; each room has a distinct flavor.
"I am selective about what comes in," Woods said about cultivating the personality of the bookshop.
One room, which appears to have been a parlor long ago, has a chest filled with children's blocks sitting in front of a fireplace. An old typewriter sits atop the mantle. Chairs offer anyone a place to sit and peruse the shelf-lined walls, which hold such titles as "Ghandi, His Selected Works" to "The Internet for Dummies."
Whether or not Claire represents a genuine haunting or a figment of book patron's imaginations, the Haunted Bookshop is full of personality from its owner down to any possible ghosts lurking inside.