Despite challenges like big-box competition and the pandemic, Utah's independent bookstores are thriving. Here’s a list of some of the Utah bookstores you can visit on Independent Bookstore Day.
Stephanie and Raelle Blatter at The Legendarium in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.
“They can ban books all they want but you can’t really ban them in business,” he said. “That’s one of the really important parts of independent bookstores is access to that material, access to knowledge and dedication to materials.” His father, Curt Bench, started the store in 1987, after working for Deseret Book for 14 years, where he ran the rare book department. He passed away unexpectedly in 2021, and his son has taken over ever since. Benchmark does monthly author signings and speaking events.
“Brigham Young, some years later, tore it apart and said that it was not a trustworthy book,” Bench said. “He did not like it, and actually told people that they should destroy it, that they would come out with a better version — all kinds of things.” So in January 2018, Mills decided to jump in. She signed up for a free workshop on growing your own business offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was able to rent a storefront in downtown St. George.
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