I popped up to Capitol Hill today for some ice cream at Molly Moon's, and wandered by the new Elliot Bay Book Company location on a whim. It looked incredible from the outside, and I felt compelled to pop in for a quick look since I had the pup with me and didn't want to leave him out front for too long. [note: upon later visits I have since discovered they are dog friendly!]I was amazed at the interior - it's very spacious and beautiful, and they have a large table up front with new hardback and trade paperback books. I picked up a copy of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender, since I missed out on the Powell's special edition and impulse bought a clever looking book called Johannes Cabal The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard. The staff was sharp, and informed me that Ms. Bender would be giving a reading the following week, and giving me some info about it. Looking over the calendar, they seem to be getting the same touring authors as Powell's down in Portland - this has likely always been the case but I've never frequented the old location to know for sure!
All in all it was a great visit. The location is fantastic, too - very easy to buy a book and swing over to the park to read in the sunshine!
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