As someone who enjoys shopping for books, I certainly like the new location and layout of Blue Elephant Book Shop, which as moved from the busy intersection at Claremont and North Decatur to downtown Decatur near Dancing Goats Coffee Bar. Even though previously it was just across an intersection from Eagle’s Eye, you would risk your life walking from one bookstore to the other.
Bookstores seem like a natural fit for re-purposed houses (like Eighth Day Books in Wichita, Kansas or Atlanta Book Exchange on Highland) as each room can host a different genre of books (contemporary fiction, history, local interest books and children’s books). Even though I would order an occasional book, or stop by to grab something as a quick gift at the old Blue Elephant location, it always seemed too wide open for the intimate activity of browsing.
Comments