Over the River

Kristen Eide-Tollefson, owner of The Book House in Dinkytown, is the subject of a very interesting interview on one of my favorite book blogs. She has much to say about the role of bookstores ("The Book House has always been about stewardship: the stewardship of the book as a physical object and the collection as a temporary embodiment of a particular perspective."), about being a woman bookseller ("I think the proving has had more to do with being established and sustaining myself as an independent businesswoman, than as a bookseller."), and about much more. Check it out here.--David E