Introduction

Welcome to the new, if not very original Pennywise Books website. Because there is always something happening down here (1031 Rosser Ave in Brandon, MB) I thought it would be a good idea to have a place to provide notices of upcoming authors, signings, sales, changes to our hours, and my thoughts about books in general.

For those of you who have not had the pleasure of coming into the store (or, conversely, who have not allowed me the pleasure of meeting you), please allow me to explain a little bit about Pennywise Books:

Pennywise is an independant new and used bookstore. We are not a store for book collectors, we are a store for readers and book lovers. Not only do we provide a friendly environment for browsing, we also try to help you find that certain book to meet your needs, do special orders, host book-related events and try to offer intelligent conversation.

In the past few months, we have hosted events with such authors as Giller Prizer winner David Bergen, CBC Radio's Stuart McLean and Dr. David Suzuki. As soon as we have confirmed more events, we will post notice here. Sound fair?

Our hours are 9:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday and 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday. This might change for the summer, but for the moment that's how it stands.

Do we take used books? Sometimes. It depends on what you have to trade. We DO NOT take Harlequin romances or series westerns. If your mass market paperbacks are in good condition and we don't already have several copies, we do two-for-one trades. For other books, it depends on the books, their condition, your skills as a negotiator, and my mood at the moment. In these cases, we offer store credit. It is very rare we buy book outright -- it has to be a heck of a collection for us to do that... but feel free to ask.

That's it for the moment, but come back soon as there are some events coming up that you might be interested it...