edward gorey? like the gashlycrumb tinies?

i love bookstores too.

yeah, that's the guy... he also did the illustration for "a very fine clock" (an oldold book my brother has) and mystery on pbs (though I don't think he did it specifically _for_ them... but you know what I mean... knaamean?)

I found the best bookstore ever in Frederick. It's in a plaza and looks extremely cheesy from the outside (called Wonder Books) but they are huge and sell new and used books as well as cds and videos and they have everything! it's like a library! I can and have spent hours there, and I highly recommend it if you are a booklover. You can give a used book a new home, and there's just something about reading a book someone else has already loved. (also, I should note this bookstore has been rated by USAToday as one of the top ten in America. who would have guessed!) And they give you a free book with every book purchase. best store ever!