Comments on: Spotlight on Bookstores: “A Secular Temple” guest post by Susan Jane Gilman

By: sheistoofondofbooks

sheistoofondofbooks — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:43:16 +0000

Colleen – I often say that I feel at home in a bookstore, but this essay showed the true meagning of that phrase!

Beth – powerful stuff.

Meg – I’m so pleased that Susan was able to share this with us.

softdrink – I saw it in your most recent posted bookstack pic – enjoy!

avis – to be able to find comfort and a remote sense of peace in the midst of that turmoil was a blessing.

Florinda – I haven’t been to P&P either … another family trip to DC in our future …

Ms. Bookish – thanks for linking to this post.

Louise – oh, the response to that question would take pages and pages, and I’m not sure I could articulate the answer for the country as a whole. I can tell you that *I* have changed because of that day.

Serena – We were living in CT, commuting distance to NYC … yes, shock, stillness, a sense of time not moving (but moving too quickly at once)

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:26:27 +0000

I love Politics and Prose, though I don’t get there as often as I would like. Thanks for sharing this story with us. I was not in DC, but in surrounding MD that day and was shocked by the internet reports and video of the tragedy. It was almost like the whole office stood stock still in shock.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:41:01 +0000

Where are the tissues? A great story. It must have been a terrible, life-changing time. I wonder whether you feel that America has changed because of it, and if so, why?

By: From the Haphazard Twitter Files of Ms. Bookish (No. 3) - Ms. Bookish

From the Haphazard Twitter Files of Ms. Bookish (No. 3) - Ms. Bookish — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:27:22 +0000

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By: Florinda

Florinda — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:03:57 +0000

Somehow, I missed this when it posted the other day, but I’m very glad I caught up with it! Politics & Prose is one of the places I hope to visit when my family goes to Washington DC this summer, and I’ll remember reading about this when I go there.

By: avisannschild

avisannschild — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:58:01 +0000

Count me in as another reader with tears in her eyes. What a beautiful post about an amazing moment.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:31:49 +0000

What a fantastic Spotlight post. And now I’m definitely buying her book.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:26:39 +0000

Like everyone else, this post made me cry! Bookstores are really, truly special places, aren’t they? Thanks for a gorgeous post!

By: Beth F

Beth F — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:22:22 +0000

I too have tears in my eyes. Wow.

By: Colleen (books in the city)

Colleen (books in the city) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:58:58 +0000

I lived in NYC during 9/11 and completely relate to the feeling of wanting to be connected but also feeling unsafe anywhere but home. It is great that a bookstore was able to offer comfort and community at such a terrifying time. I have a lot of friends in DC and will definitely recommend this one to them!