Sigh, this is EXACTLY what I would say if I got a tiara.
It happened.
Something I had been worried about ever since I heard that the staff had been laid off. Something I was really dreading.
Our local bookstore, the only independant book retailer in town, the place where I have officially launched both of my released books and the place where I have loved to go, is closing.
As much as I have talked about the issues in the publishing world getting deeper and more problematic, I have always loved, LOVED that there are still a few independant booksellers around and that our town has been blessed with one of the greatest of them. From bringing in authors for events, to supporting communitiy happenings, to just being the kind of cozy, wonderful place that you want to go, Rose Cottage Books in Tillsonburg is a true gem and a jewel of a store. And now, by the end of February, it’s going to be another empty shop available for rent or lease.
As the only actual physical, non cyber store where you can buy my books, I am sad to see it go. As the owner was the most energetic, supportive person I have ever met in the whole book industry, I am heartbroken.
If you have a local, independently owned bookstore in your area, I encourage you to go there, introduce yourself, buy a book. Support this rapidly declining industry.
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