Who'd Have Thought It?

When bookstores start making the news for events other than author signings and closures then they know they have arrived.

I recently read about a bookstore in Raleigh, North Carolina that was robbed during a cookbook signing. Thankfully, the thief was discreet enough to quietly hand the cashier a note so that customers had no idea of the theft as it was occurring.

Then there was the bookstore in Anchorage, Alaska that had a Subaru station wagon crash through its window and land in the travel section. Now there are many ways to get the hottest travel book but driving to the shelf in your local bookstore is not recommended.

Perhaps there are drive-thru bookstores somewhere but I don't know of any.