Thanks for the recommendation. I live in Atlanta and work in
Decatur, and I've been in the process of checking out the
bookstores near where I work and live. I live in N. Druid
Hills and work at the Department of Juvenile Justice, so I've
got a lot of stores to visit (DeKalb County's public library
system isn't too shabby either.) Next time I've got a jones
for books I'll head that way on my lunch break.
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Richard Moore <
moorich@aol.com> wrote:
> The last few days I've spent in Atlanta and wanted
to pass on a
> bookstore recommendation. I grew up near Atlanta and
lived there for
> years and have frequented used book stores in that
city for a long,
> long time.
>
> The best used bookstore I know of in the Atlanta
area is Books Again
> in the close-in suburb of Decatur. It is at 225 N.
McDonough Street
> near the Agnes Scott campus. It is within walking
distance from the
> Decatur MARTA station, although in the summer you
will work up a real
> sweat in the Georgia sunshine walking back from the
store up the hill.
>
> Forget paperbacks but the mystery section is large
for a non-
> specialty used bookstore. There are a few older
mysteries but most
> are first editions in dust jackets published in the
last forty
> years. In a separate glass case, the owner has some
of the more
> valuable books including first editions by Ian
Fleming, Chester
> Himes, Flannery O'Connor and others of interest to
this list.
>
> He also knows crime fiction well. I remarked on the
number of ARCs
> by Harold Adams and he knew Adams' work well. He
also had Jon
> Jackson's first novel on display and was very
familiar with his work
> and is a big Ross Thomas fan.
>
> So if you ever have a few hours to kill in Atlanta,
Books Again is
> worth a visit. Good used bookstores are getting
harder to find all
> the time and this is one of the best.
>
> Richard Moore
>
>
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