After they break off, we converge on one of them. Susan Stein, in a white T-shirt, jeans and Birkenstocks, is as fresh and pretty as a young birch tree. It led into a wide-ranging conversation about Native American culture. A single friend of a friend has refined the technique to a science. Then, just as he reaches for a book, she reaches for the exact same book.
Bookstores are a good opportunity for singles to meet others with similar interests.
The true frequency of such literary encounters is uncertain, however. We found only one couple who had actually met face to face for the first time at the bookstore. We were hoping they met angling for the store's last copy of a John Updike. They had met on America Online. This page was designed and created by the Boulevards team.