Brick & Mortar Friends: Antigone's Books

Hey there!  It's time for our weekly HOWDY to a new brick and mortar friend.*

This week, we give a big old Bean Up The Nose Art, "WELCOME!" to the very wonderful Antigone Books in Tucson, Arizona.  (In fact, that's 411 N. 4th Ave. in Tucson, to be exact!)  

Let us count the ways that this place is wonderful.

First . . . their green-ness.  They are 100% solar powered.  That is some commitment, folks!!!  

Second, their author- and community-oriented-ness.  As one customer commented, "You know, every time I shop here, I leave feeling like a better person."  Look at this turnout for the day Apolo Ohno came to the store.  

Third, their awesome supply of books, gifts, cards :), bumperstickers, and all manner of other goodies.

Fourth . . . their very cool and interactive website.  Which includes a trivia contest you can enter even if you're nowhere near Tucson, Arizona.  Which includes staff recommendations.  Which includes a fabulous customer comment section.  And all other manner of cool things.

Fifth . . . rocking owners Trudy and Kate, who've been doing this since 1986.  1986, folks!  Can you imagine the love, vision and work that have gone into creating and maintaining and growing and changing this community resource?  

Wishing that a road trip to Tucson was immediately possible.  But since it's not, we appreciate the use of the photos from the store's website, and the great phone time that Trudy spent with us talking about the store.  

Keep up the great work, Antigone Books!  And thanks so much for carrying Bean Up The Nose Art's greeting cards in your store.  YOU ROCK!!!!

*  Chosen at random by the cool, free set-up at random.org.  Check it out!!