Mon 9/11/23. Open 6-9p.

I created this Twin Towers silhouette impression many years ago. This year I've changed it from white columns on black to black on white, added blur, grain, & vignette.

The memory of 2001 isn't fading–but, it is subsumed by the 22 years of life and world events since. The iconic buildings would be 50 yrs old, now. In 6 years they'll have been gone for as long as they stood.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #NineEleven

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

In Y2K, the ancient wisdom of the legendary Meow Tzu was collected by Michael Kent in "Meow Te Ching" (Gramercy Books 2001), recently arrived here at Bonnett's.

I could've shown off our Eric Stanton fetish art books, Hemingway editions from the '40s, a horror coloring-book (you'll need a lot of red crayons), or any number of other neat things – but, it's Caturday. Enjoy!

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Caturday #BonnettsBooks

9/8/23 Open 6-10p. No open containers, please.

OtD 1966, Star Trek premiered on U.S. TV. I saw some in 1st run on a small b&w. I've been a fan since. In March '23: my 1st phaser! I used a shot of the bridge for this FPS-type pic. 2 wks ago I got a Lucille Ball Barbie™ to honor her contribution in Trek's existence. 2 days ago I reunited with my '80s library, >50% Trek!
Happy 57th, Star Trek! 🥂

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #StarTrek #IDIC #TrekLife #BookStoreLife
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Open today, 9/7/23, from 6-9p. Did I forget to photograph books again? Obviously. Here's a rare portrait of the elusive Bridgette for #WhiskerWednesday. She's my phantom cat–appearing silently from nowhere, vanishing as if she'd never been. She won't be held but she loves to loved.

Note: In the distant past, over 40 years ago, #BonnettsBooks had a store cat, but no more. There's plenty of mayhem without a furball knocking over our toy collections. 😉

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore
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Thankfully, my wife's beautiful garden has provided some great filler this year, to help make up for my forgetfulness with fresh book photos. I hope I'm doing them justice for your #BloomScrolling enjoyment.

Tue 9/5/23 Open 6-9p. Closed 9/6. Back to normal Thu–Sat, 9/7–9/9. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BookStoreLife #BloomScroll
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Need help planning your next party? It isn't too late to add some perks to your weekend gatherings! This book might help. Pick it up tonight or wait until Tuesday.

Closed again on Wednesday 9/6. Back to normal on Thursday.

9/2/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBooks #Weekend #PartyGames

It's Labor Day weekend in America! Enjoy the holiday – unless you're unemployed & everyone you rely on is gone on vacation.

Part-time wage slaves... There's a co-op bash Fri-Mon at the line cook's aparment complex. Drop in when you can!

Full-time hourly workers... Don't miss out on your chance for holiday overtime pay!

Self-employed? Do whatcha gotta do, same as always.

On holiday? Enjoy! And be kind to service workers.

9/1/23 Open 6-10p. No open containers.

#DaytonOhio
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For Terrifyin' Tuesday, a used "Video Dungeon" for horror pals, AND the October 6th return of Sara Kaushal to Bonnett's with "Dayton Ghosts and Legends!" New signed copies of her previous book, "Murder and Mayhem in Dayton and the Miami Valley" are here now! Both may be found at other fine local shops and https://sarakaushal.com

8/29/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #BrickAndMortar #SaraKaushal #DaytonGhostsAndLegends #MeetTheAuthor #GuestAuthor #BookSigning

All the books I post are available in-store when I share them. Rarely, I'll discuss something not here and I'll mention the fact.

These 4 books & our official t-shirt (top left) are here now! I have plenty of shirts (Sm-3XL) but, many books may not turn up again!

If you're near & see a book here, get it while the gettin's good – plus, similar items I haven't shared. Stop & see!

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookShop #SatanInHighHeels #AmandaLepore #EricStanton #StarWars @bookstodon

Moth selfie accidentally becomes "Land of the Giants" promo. Or, maybe, I outgrew and captured Mothra?

This photo is at least a week old. But, I'm back in the shop tonight.

8/23/23 - Open 6-9p, or thereabouts. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Selfie #LandOfTheGiants #Mothra #AntheræaPolyphemus #AntheraeaPolyphemus #PolyphemusMoth #Polyphemus #BigBrownMoth #GiantMoth #Moth #Moths

8/22/23 — It looks like I'll be out of the shop again today. As before, I hope to be back in the stacks on the morrow. Enjoy this silhouetted sunflower – a backward way of sharing something that could've been simple and beautiful.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BloomScrolling #SunFlower #BackLighting @bookstodon

No book photos, again. Stop in, or take a stroll back through our feed to see what you may find on our shelves. Meanwhile, here's a handsome young sunflower - accidentally grown from bird-feed.

8/18/23 Open tonight 6-10p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Sunflower #FloralFriday

From the "A day late & a dollar short Dept."..
This was to be a Wildlife or Witty Wednesday post but life got in the way. So, now it's Thankful Thursday, I guess.

8/17/23 Open tonight until at least 9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #BrickAndMortar #WildlifeWednesday #WittyWednesday #ThankfulThursday
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It's Titillation Tuesday and Summer's almost over. Hit the beach with the babes and boys of Baywatch in this poster-iffic vintage collectible! This show had something for just about everyone. And, if you're passing through town, you should stop in and see the really sexy vintage stuff I don't share online!

8/15/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Baywatch #DavidHasselhoff #PamelaAnderson #TitillationTuesday

It's Monster Movie Magazine Monday!

If you like '80s vintage monster-movie magazines I'm adding a few fresh finds tonight! Stop in to see them, if you dare!

8/14/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #BackIssueMagazines #VintageHorror #Godzilla #EvilDead #RawheadRex #AmericanWerewolfInLondon #InterviewWithTheVampire #Predator #Gremlins @bookstodon

#NowSpinning “Hissing Prigs in Static Couture” by Brainiac #vinyl #daytonohio - mind blowing and still sounds fresh as it did in ‘96 when they played Ernst Fall Fest. Fun fact, I was in an awful band with members of 2 of the bands they thanked in the insert…Also, I was in ANOTHER terrible band formed specifically to play at that fall fest with @adr and @electrojcr - I may have peaked early I guess.

In the archaeological digs that are my storage rooms, I found two treasures! These additional adventures of the fedora-wearing, gun-toting, Nazi-punching Professor with a whip were penned by Rob MacGregor and would be lovely additions to any Indiana Jones collection.

8/12/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #IndianaJones #RobMacGregor #PerilAtDelphi #DanceOfTheGiants #ProfHenryJones @bookstodon

Are you ready to chill for the weekend? Got your tunes in order. Your ear-holes deserve better than "programming" from a corporate A.I. If you can't make your own playlist,
try Rev. Cool's "Around the Fringe" Friday nights from 8-10p ET on WYSO.org.

8/11/23 — Open 6-10p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #BonnettsBooks #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Philosophy #Psychology #WYSO #Music #News #PublicRadio #RevCool #AroundTheFringe #YellowSpringsOH @bookstodon

A reminder, in the ongoing WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike... Without the talented artists & craftspeople who make movies & shows, there won't be any future original classics, just A.I. ripping off and regurgitating things an algorithm deems popular. How would it know? It hasn't any real friends.

8/9/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

#DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #MovieBooks #FilmBooks #WGA #SagAftra #ClassicMovies @bookstodon

#PulpFiction #magazines, like #AmazingStories, #WeirdTales, #DocSavage, #TheShadow, & hundreds more, pulled us through the 1940s toward the millennium.

For 30+ years #RustyHevelin ran the original #PulpCon here in #DaytonOhio. Collectors visited us annually. Now, we've essentially run out of #PulpMagazines & the evolved #PulpFest has moved to PA. I miss the books & their fans.

#Pulps are fragile & difficult to find in any condition. Perhaps we let some go too easily...

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