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At Our Town Books you will find a variety of new and good-quality used books including contemporary fiction, children’s books, civil war history, and books with a local flavor.

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Poetic Obsession

PetrarchPoetry in translation. An oxymoron? Perhaps. At least to a certain extent. Without exception, something is lost along the way. And, this something, regardless of its significance, is irretrievable. For the way is dark, the prospect daunting.

Take Dante, for instance. Would you want to descend those swirling terza rima depths without your own personal Beatrice in hand? Such an enterprise takes uncommon dedication to get it somewhere in the vicinity of right. One cannot ever get it quite right.
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Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday for Valentine’s Day books!

  • Bear Hugs!
  • Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!
  • The Day It Rained Hearts
  • Will You Be My Valentine?

Tuesday, February 14 at 7 p.m.