The Dark Narcs

  June 1, 2022 Next Page Books, Cedar Rapids, IA. A copy of my book was left in this very co ol bookstore. Next time through, I will definitely visit again. This time, the owner had run an errand and was away from the store so I did not get to meet him, nor really get to know the place.  This store is in the New Bohemia neighborhood, across from the  NEWBO market. Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, Iowa   This is an amazing bookstore. I spent thirty minutes or so talking to Terry who has been at the store since ’93. Got a rundown on the history and growth of the place. What an amazing resource people like Terry are in indie stores like this. The variety and selection of books in the place is unsurpassed. Coffee shop upstairs. Any book lover should stop at this place when passing on I-80. It’s just a few minutes off the interstate on Dubuque St. And it is set in a very appealing downtown area not far from the University of Iowa campus.          Before I left, I picked up a

  On the last day of May, I began a long road-trip that would take me from South Bend, Indiana across the United States to La Jolla, California and then back. The purpose of my trip was to attend the graduation of one of my granddaughters from UCSD. To get there, I decided to drive and visit several independent bookstores along the way. I took a stack of my books with me and, by way of introduction, gave one to the representative of the bookstores that I visited. In addition to placing my book, “The Dark Narcs,” in some great indie bookstores, I had the pleasure of browsing the shelves and buying something for myself. May 31, 2022 I left South Bend early on I-80 to I-294 to I-88 and finally to US 30 that took me across the Mississippi River into Iowa at Clinton. From there I went north along the Mississippi to Bellevue, Iowa and the Bookworm Bookstore on the main street there.  Bookworm Bookstore, Bellevue, Iowa This is a charming little store packed with interesting books of qui