bookstore – The Story Cellar

When Cheap Means Cherished

The last time The Story Cellar was opened, two wonderful woman came in to donate books. Last Sunday, I loaded boxes and bags into my car, brought my mother along to help carry, and we drove out to a small village where another wonderful woman was donating all the English books that her and husbandContinueContinue reading “When Cheap Means Cherished”

It Begins

When my son was little, he and I made a pact every year to not do anything even remotely related to Christmas until 1 November. No matter how tempted we were when all the Christmas biscuits started appearing in the shops around the middle of October, and no matter how much I wanted to diveContinueContinue reading “It Begins”

I Would Walk 500 Miles

Or I would read 500 titles … which you can now at The Story Cellar. I feel very moved by how much it has grown in just two months – and this is two months with two opening days a month. When I started I had three bookshelves. Then new books started pouring in. InContinueContinue reading “I Would Walk 500 Miles”

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

The Story Cellar made the papers! Yes, papers as in plural. Imagine my delight when I opened my postbox on Thursday to find my picture on the front page of the local paper, Øboen. The day before, I had made the online version of the county paper, Fyns Amts Avis. You know you’re living inContinueContinue reading “Extra! Extra! Read All About It!”

Opening Day

I did it. I actually did it. After secretly dreaming of it for so many years, I finally opened a bookshop. Even though it’s only every other Saturday, even though I still have a day job, even though I only sold five books to four groups of customers, it’s a success in my eyes. BecauseContinueContinue reading “Opening Day”

Banned Books

I made my decision: to bookshop. This afternoon I sat at the bar in the cellar making an inventory list. Yes, I have a cellar. But what we call a high cellar so almost on street level. Yes, it has a bar. And that room is where I will place my bookshop. I’m going toContinueContinue reading “Banned Books”