In addtion to gizmos, the store offers a wide variety of camera equipment both new and used, a good selection of instructional photography books and even classes in photography. Patrick Furness, community relations manager of the North Haven store, scoffs when I ask if he ever gets sick of books. But I really wanted to know what someone with full-time access to the area's best bookstore chain is reading. Turns out he can't put down Shelby Foote's three-volume Civil War . They should be places to browse, where you can discover a classic volume or a new voice.
Readers know that describes New Haven's classic independent bookstore.
New to the store is that it has joined BookSense, a network designed to promote independent stores with unified advertising and programming. Its own best-seller list that reflects the taste of independent book store shoppers more than the ubiquitous New York Times ranking. Bookstore manager Diarmuid Kennedy has an easy familiarity with contemporary literature. So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell. Or Golden Gate by Vikram Seth, a novel written in sonnet form about people in California.