The Word Bookstore
{{Short description|Used bookstore}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Word Bookstore
| image = File:TheWordBookstore_2011-10-09.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = The Word Bookstore entrance, 2011
| type = Private
| slogan =
| foundation = Montreal, Quebec (1973)
| location = 469, rue Milton
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 1W3
| key_people = Adrian King-Edwards and Luci Friesen (co-founders)
| industry = Books
| products =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.thewordbookstore.ca/|Official website}}
}}
The Word Bookstore, or simply The Word, is an independent bookstore located in the McGill Ghetto in Montreal, Canada.
History
The Word Bookstore was established by Adrian King-Edwards and Luci Friesen of McGill University in 1973, in their own apartment living room as an "underground" bookstore, with a photo of George Bernard Shaw in the front window.{{citation |first=Richard |last=Gingras |title= A la recherche de trésors/ In the Beginning, There was The Word |number=106: The Montreal Issue |year=2009 |url=http://www.tnq.ca/magazine/back_issues/issue_106/}} In 1975, they relocated the store to its current address at 469 rue Milton, a 19th-century brick building that had served as the neighborhood Chinese laundry for 70 years.{{citation|title=The Word Bookstore: A Tribute |first=Ian |last=McGillis |year=2000 |publisher=Véhicule Press |url=http://www.vehiculepress.com/montreal/urban_word.html}}
The Word holds readings of poetic works and publication announcements of local authors and has been cited as an inspiration by Artie Gold and Sheila Fischman.{{citation |title=Remembering Artie Gold |first=Stephen |last=Morrissey |location=Montreal, Quebec |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-9687599-5-0 |url=http://www.coraclepress.com/chapbooks/morrissey/remembering-artie-gold.html |publisher=Coracle Press}} It is also a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada.
Specialization
The Word Bookstore specializes in literature, philosophy and poetry. There is also an assortment of books in such fields as drama, history, political science, theology, Eastern religion, and art. A section located at the front of the store beneath a photo of Leonard Cohen shows the latest work of Montreal poets.{{citation |title=Honouring the Word:The Quebec Writers' Federation tips its hat to the owners of the cramped, quirky McGill Ghetto bookstore |first=MATT |last=JONES |url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/111209/news2.html |publisher=Montreal Mirror |year=2009}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.thewordbookstore.ca/ The Word Bookstore - Montreal]
{{Coord|45.5079597|-73.5751551|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Word Bookstore}}
Category:Independent bookstores of Canada
Category:Quebec Anglophone culture in Montreal
Category:Antiquarian booksellers
Category:Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Category:Retail companies established in 1973
Category:1973 establishments in Quebec
{{canada-retail-company-stub}}