Great little bookstore
I’m giving a little promotional shout-out to a cute little store in Webster Groves, St. Louis. If you are in the neighborhood, stop into Pudd’nhead Bookstore. The reasons I appreciate this store and want to give the owner Nikki compliments is because they are doing a great job picking out a very enthralling collection for retail. It makes browsing fun, and where many small book stores bore me, she seems to be able to sync with people’s characters. Also she’s very excited about the best books and hopes others will get the enjoyment too. That’s love. These days you can get almost anything online, so it’s important that when a local store inventory is smaller that a store can still put a smile on your face. The books really need to grab you. And you can’t just stock the popular books that are at the grocery store, you have to take risks.
Noteworthy items on the shelf, The Anarchist’s Cookbook, which probably frightens off some, but it reminds me that it takes strength to not censor yourself and face danger and reality head on. Books can be powerful and dangerous and still we shouldn’t hide knowledge from people even when it seems like a book has little redeeming value. A design book by Ellen Lupton was another gem. My favorite by far was the entire section called “Economic Meltdown.” That is class my friends.
Visit Pudd’nhead Books on the web and I hope you can appreciate them as much as I did. Sometimes places are best when you discover them yourself. So forget I said anything and next time you’re in Webster, go where the wind takes you. Maybe get a coffee there while you’re at it.
One Response to “Great little bookstore”
December 11, 2008 at 3:45 am | books, interesting, publishing | 1 comment
Hey, thanks man! I appreciate the kind words, and I’m happy you love the shop.