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The six rooms of No. 7
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The entry to No. 7 Books holds a variety of first editions and rare books, such as a copy of “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath, first printed in the United States in 1971. Richard D. Oxley
No. 7 Books celebrates opening all its rooms full of unique and good reads in March
unique books, therefore The shop opened in the shop boasts a fair October, though Simkus share of prized pages. and co-owner Rik Scott “Mostly all used, rare, initially did not want collectible to open books,” so soon. she said. They were “I was just going to “Maybe to open a book store and prompted they aren’t get an early it turns out to be this start, howevall expensive, but er, when the haunted thing.” there’s Victorian —Danya Simkus , co-owner By RICHARD D. something home OXLEY exciting became about available. Kitsap Week them.” “I wasn’t ready,” Simkus good book store is Accenting the experisaid. “We were going to do more than a line of ence, the store is reportit in March but we couldn’t shelves or massedly haunted. pass up this beautiful market box. It’s an “I was just going to Victorian house.” experience. open a book store It’s been a bare-bones And a truly and it turns out to operation over the past few inspiring Cover be this haunted months, but it all worked experience thing,” Simkus out in the end. Story often comes said. “We opened with three when a store is Paranormal haprooms in October. We as unique as the penings are part of didn’t have enough energy books it holds within. the atmosphere of Port to open the rest,” Simkus Under the roof of a Port Gamble, which regularly said. “The store did wonGamble Victorian house, hosts ghost tours, but No. derfully. In the first month through six specialized 7 Books isn’t banking on it paid all its own bills and rooms, No. 7 Books holds the supernatural appearrent and an employee. It’s such an experience. ances of a little girl and a been really good.” “It’s an eclectic, funky man to carry it. But this March, all little book store in a As March unfolds, No.7 seven rooms will be open Victorian house and Books will fully open all for the first time, each it mostly has collectits interior doors, roundgeared toward the genres ible books,” said Danya ing out its experience with within. Simkus, co-owner of No. 7 seven specialized rooms. The entrance showcases Books. She specializes “It’s sort of like the ‘real staff favorites, antique in appraising rare and opening,’ ” Simkus said. See No. 7, Page 5
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