Friday, February 28, 2014
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Left, a first edition of “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway greets visitors in the first room of No. 7 Books. Right, Danya Simkus holds a Bible that includes a card signed by President Jimmy Carter inside. On the cover: Simkus stands in the kitchen of No. 7 Books and holds a prized copy of a Dinah Shore cookbook. Richard D. Oxley / Kitsap Week
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Continued from page 4 books, and special finds. “I’ve got a first-edition Hemingway in there. Without a cover, so it’s not worth as much,” Simkus said. “A bunch of ‘firsts’ in that front room.” The Houdini Room hosts everything from religion to the supernatural. The kitchen, naturally, has cookbooks, as well as home and gardening books. A fourth room has vintage political science, biographies, memoirs, nonfiction and literature. Then there’s Paperback Heaven with mysteries and science fiction. It will be among the newly opened rooms in March. The final stop in the house is the Writers Room, a sanctuary for reading and for those who practice the writing craft. “It’s a nice spot to read, it’s got a beautiful view of the water,” Simkus said. “That’s the room that most people have seen the little girl.” The Writers Room will also feature writing classes. Scott taught writing courses in a previous career and will put his educational skills to work at No. 7 Books. At the end of March No. 7 Books’ start-up work won’t be over. There are plans to install a large
No. 7 Books in seven rooms Entrance: Staff favorites and customer suggestions. Houdini Room: Supernatural, spirituality, religion. Kitchen: Cookbooks, home and gardening. Room 4 (no official name yet): Vintage political science, biographies, memoirs, general nonfiction, popular literature, modern first editions. Paperback Heaven: Mystery and science fiction. Writers Room: A sanctuary for reading and writing with a view of the waterfront. Also, the most sightings of a young female ghost have been witnessed in this room. chess set on the property. Simkus said a website is coming, and the store may
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