In
2005, The Stray Dog Bookshop was envisioned by founder, Larry Nelson. Being
a book “accumulator” since college, the dream of opening a bookstore
was always present. After practicing as a Certified Public Accountant in
various capacities for thirty-five + years, Larry has gone into another
phase of “bookkeeping”. The bookshop has now become reality
thanks to mentoring, guidance, encouragement, and assistance from many people.
Our staff includes Kate Baggott, our English Lit major and Nicky Hufford,
our Coffee Barista. We actually don’t have a stray dog, but you can visit our stray cat @ The Stray Dog. Pumpkin was abandoned here last summer and has now moved indoors.
Our shop is located in a refurbished home built in 1852 in downtown Three Rivers. Our growing collection of 10,000 + hardcover and paperback books is carefully selected and presented, and although it changes daily, we do keep a well organized, clean shop. The shop includes comfy chairs and benches, stained glass, plants and access to coffee bar drinks, all to make your browsing enjoyable.
Winter temperatures and snow are certainly an inducement to stay inside and read, but really, isn’t it time to transition into spring? At Stray Dog we are replenishing and restocking our shelves with newly arrived books and preparing for warmer weather when we can get outside onto our porches. Visit our shop now for many new titles, or visit our inventory via links on our “Books For Sale” page. Complimentary brewed coffee is available while you shop.
We encourage reading for fun and pleasure and collecting whatever you have a passion for. We love helping you grow your collection and develop your Literary Addiction (called Biblioholism, according to best-selling author, Tom Raabe).
Numerous books have been written on collecting and valuing books. We offer only a few of the primary tips that you should know to successfully collect, and buy or sell, books.
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