Left Bank Books

 


I love to visit Eric and Jess in their little bookstore on Perry street. It’s about the size of my living room and it's filled with books and magazines that dazzle - first editions and photographers I’ve never heard of, pulp paperbacks and covers on things that I have a Pavolian response to. They love to show me their favorite new stuff and they know tons about Pop culture way before they were born. I was in the store yesterday and asked Eric what’s rocking his world lately and he says “oh, I love all my stuff but here’s something …” and I thought wow, how great is that. Wouldn’t it be great to own a little store and love everything in it? 

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