Browsers' Bookstore

Before this building was Browsers’ Bookstore, it lived a life as a pizza parlor named Shakey’s Pizza. These are some of the original signs from the parlor!?

As far as I understand, after it was Shakey’s it was the First Round Tavern, which I’ve heard stories of drunks being carted by hand-truck home and drunks falling into our neighbors’ backyard. Etc etc.

Then! At some point the building became Albany Book Company, owned by Carl. 20 some odd years ago Scott .g.insta bought it and turned it into Vol. 2 of Browsers’ Bookstore. I’m sure I’ll be corrected on all of this but it’s the gist anyway.

Me. Happy Independent Bookstore day.

30% off all day today and tomorrow!

Y’all know Jake, I’m sure. One of the most endearing people I’ve ever come to know and shaping up to be a great bookseller too.

He’ll be at the shop all weekend for our Anniversary Sale.

Hello Basho!

Y’all have seen this wonderful guy around the shop, mostly on Friday’s. He’s been with us for several years now and is a great member of the team.

30% off sale starts tomorrow! And Basho will be helping all day long!

This is Judy. She’s been around lately and will be for some time. Don’t make her mad, please.

Best way to keep her in high spirits is to come to the sale this weekend! 30% off entire store, Friday-Sunday.

The BIG SALE is just around the corner!! 30% off! April 24, 25, & 26. Store wide! Food truck and vendors and LOTS of books. This will be year 4 of me owning Browsers’ and 25 years of Browsers’ being open, which is pretty sick.

A fun find today. Tales by Edgar Allan Poe. New York: John Wiley, 1849. The same year Poe died. Maybe it’ll make it to the

Hello! The big day is nearing. This post #1 of 1,000 to come. Tell your mama, tell your papa, 30% off the whole store. Plus vendors and coffee and food truck etc. 3-Day extravaganza!!

Vendors, please message me on Instagram if you’re coming or want to or whatever.

Boys and girls, fish and flies, we’re going to have a booth next weekend at the NW Fly Tyer and Fly Fishing Expo at the Linn County Fair Grounds 3/13-14 (next weekend) 9:00 am — 5:00 pm!!!

Come say hi. Come see my terrible casting abilities. You can get casting lessons!! WHAT!

I’ll be splitting a booth with he’s an author and guide and will be exhibiting everything Tenkara (Japanese Fly Fishing) and I will, naturally, be selling these boxes of awesome books.

It’s amazing to me that a feat of this caliber is not mentioned in the man’s Wikipedia entry!?

From the recently acquired Winged Words on Chantrey’s Woodcocks by Muirhead, 1857. A book of poems, essays, and observations regarding the apparently infamous incident of Chantrey shooting two birds with one shot at Holkham Hall.

Sir Francis Chantrey was a renowned portrait sculpture in Regency era Britain.