It could have been a real tragedy for Eureka intellectual life, but what a happy ending!
Eureka Books, an indispensable Old Town institution, has been bought by two of the bookiest people we know: Scott Brown, editor of
Fine Books & Collections
magazine and
pinch-hitting columnist
, and Amy Stewart,
celebrated author and
Journal
gardening expert
.
Read their dueling blog posts
here
and
here
.
Carlos Benemann, we salute your years of service! Congratulations, Scott and Amy!
UPDATE:
Read the bookmongers’ official press release (
.doc
).
This article appears in Rural and Rebellious.

Awesome. What an invaluable Eureka institution.
What? Walt Frazier wasn’t involved in this?
Nice architecture…best wishes for the bookstore!
Whew! That’s a relief. That would have been a real loss!
They’ve made a lot of money off of me over the years. Almost as much as Tin Can Mailman.