So the missus and I were waiting for the parade to start last Saturday when we discovered Monkeyboy Books, a little shop in the Atrium Building on South Wall, just a couple of blocks from Domini’s. (And yes, that’s pretty much a recipe for the perfect evening: a good book, a salami on sourdough, and marching bands.)
Anyway, for a little over $20, I made it out of there with a nice little 1977 copy of William Forsell Kirby’s 1907 translation of The Kalevala (for me) and a barely used paperback of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections (for her).
Monkeyboy Books is the sort of shop that seems more at home on Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue circa 1966 than tucked away off the beaten path in downtown Spokane. The selection is large, the prices are right, and the atmosphere is perfect. Here’s hoping it lasts longer than the Kindle.
