Looking for bookstores

Posted on | June 22, 2009 | 3 Comments

Matthew Schmitz’s post on bookstores and mediocrity reminded me just how much I’ve missed having a good supply of small independent bookstores nearby. Back when I lived in Chicagoland, my favorite trips downtown always involved bookstore-hopping, usually culminating with a prolonged stay at the northside Powell’s (miniscule compared to the Portland store, but charming for that same reason). Life in northern Idaho forced me to give up on that habit, but I’m looking forward to taking it back up again in South Bend. The ninety minute drive to the Loop puts me within striking distance. I’m also hoping that South Bend has its own small bookstore gems. I’ve heard rumor that Erasmus Books is a must-see. Anyone able to offer other suggestions?

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3 Responses to “Looking for bookstores”

  1. Nathan P. Origer
    June 22nd, 2009 @ 7:38 pm

    Erasmus, Erasmus, Erasmus. Truly a wonderful place.

    I once had a conversation with the retired professor (Theology, I think)-turned-owner about how his half-Mexican (full-blooded-Spanish Mexican) grandson has red hair, that his father’s family can trace its ancestors to the Celtic invaders of pre-Roman Spain. Random anecdote, I know, but that’s the kind of place it is.

    I’m honestly not sure if the Bend has any other decent bookstores.

  2. KC
    June 23rd, 2009 @ 1:54 pm

    There is another Powell’s near the University of Chicago campus which I liked better than the Northside branch, but I think they each have a niche…

    Good luck!

  3. John Schwenkler
    June 29th, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

    So I just saw this, but yeah – what Nathan said. Erasmus is great.

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