It was a busy Thursday and I neglected posting here. The shop was closed while my son & I dripped sweat, working near this idyllic wild-forest area.

8/25/23 Open tonight, 6-10p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOH #BookStoreLife @bookstodon

Feeling artsy, but not artistic? Perhaps an adult coloring book could purge the urge?

This and more here now, from fancy patterns to fantastical creatures, and some for the kids, as well!

8/5/23 Open 6-9p tonight. Closed Sundays. No open containers, please.

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I don't recall having shared a selfie on M:BOOKS, so here's your humble curator of social media for Bonnett's Books. The shop is 84 years old, in the same location since 1939.

The t-shirt behind me features our old store stamp on the cover of a "Satan in High Heels" paperback movie tie-in novel from 1962. My grandpa wrote the story the movie is based on and my father has a small role in the film.

Stop in if you visit Dayton!

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A fresh batch of graphic novels just arrived, mostly Marvel, a few DC, & a couple of others. You might have to wait for me to read some of these first 😉👍

5/31/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

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Not quite ready for sale, a recently acquired collection of vintage Mentor Books. These have always been personal favorites and can be difficult to find in nice shape. Their gloss-clad covers tend to peel, sometimes taking color with it.

5/17/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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It's Free Comic Book Day! We might be the World's Oldest Comic Shop, but we only have back-issues. Celebrate FCBD with your favorite NEW Comics Dealers, where you'll find all the latest freebies!

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Bonnett's Books is an 80+ year old, 3rd generation, family buisness in a 147 year old building which survived the Great Flood of 1913, in the hometown of the 1st Edgar Cayce Psychic Institute. I'm often asked if we're haunted...

Do you believe in ghosts?

4/15/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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Graham Greene wrote many things & traveled extensively in so doing. "In Search of a Character" is a travelogue from a few such trips.

Martha Grimes' "Send Bygraves" is a mystery told in poetic verse! I'm impressed!

Have you read these? Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Discuss!

4/13/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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In his wake, remembrance of Al Jaffee's MAD Fold-Ins overshadows his many other contributions to the mag, as collected in numerous paperbacks, like "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions."

4/12/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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@SharonCrockett
I should be more familiar with his works, but they don't surface often in his home turf. #DaytonOH

Fresh to our Wellness shelf is Bill Moyers' "Healing and the Mind." When it comes to health, "fake it 'til you make it" is not the way. Put on a strong face, if you wish, but don't fool yourself into ignoring problems.

4/11/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, plz.

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I forgot to photograph books for today. By way of further introduction, I made this graphic for the curious. I'm new here, but you can look at these to see where I've been (including "the bird site") and the wide variety of things you might see as we move forward together. Enjoy!

4/10/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOH #BrickAndMortar #UsedBooks #UsedBookStore

Closed Sunday, as usual. Happy Easter!

These books are on our shelves now, until they aren't. If you see something you like it's best not to wait. It's uncommon for me to have multiple copies at a time.

4/8/23 Open 6-10p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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For #FirstFriday art hop, #GoodFriday, #Passover, & more, a sample plurality of selections residing together on our shelves. Art -writing to sculpture- inspired/commissioned by –or in resistance to– world religions.

4/7/23 Open 6-10p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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I'll sell you books; won't ask what for. They might be cheap, they may be more. Jokes, romance, philosophy, wars... But, read them, please. They're not decor.

4/6/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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Announcing WWII book signing, yesterday, turned my mind to the shop's history. Here's a peek at our memory wall. Images reflect years between 1939 #Batman № 1 & 2019 #GemCityShine. Good times! Questions? Please ask!

4/5/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

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Local author book signing at #BonnettsBooks!

Ken Serey will be here signing his collection of WWII veterans memories, "What's the Story?" on Armed Forces Day – Saturday, May 20th, from 5-9p. Hope you can make it!

4/4/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

Bonnett's is older than WWII. Some of the stories in this book could belong to our customers, their family, & friends.

#DaytonOH #DaytonOhio #Bookstodon

Some sweet books you might include in your child's Easter activities. The treats don't all need to be candy!

Hint: you can find these here!

4/3/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOH #BonnettsBooks #bookstadon

April 1st is #BonnettsBooks board-game night. "Bumps & Grinds" is a 1970 drinking & stripping game "featured in PLAYBOY!" Wash up, dress to UNdress, & BYOB!

4/1/23 Open 6-10p Mask & prophylactic recommended. No outside open containers, please.

#BonnettsAprilFool #DaytonOH

I'm still new to the fediverse. Here's a sliver of introduction I hope will help build some new connections.

Who likes old comics? We do!

The "Guy's Back-Issue" stamp on Sure-Fire Comics № 3 (Sep 1940) is from our paternal great-grandparents business, when #BonnettsBooks was a year old.

Collectors may find they have a "BONNETT'S" stamped #vintagemagazine already. I'd love to see it!

3/31/23 Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open containers, plz.

#DaytonOH #GoldenAgeComics #SilverAgeComics