Landmark Books Turns Five
October 1st, Landmark Books celebrated our fifth year as a stand-alone store. When we opened we had a lot of grand ideas and lofty hopes like any business. Five years later we still have grand ideas, but we try to temper them and keep our feet on the ground. This past year has seen readings, […]
Get Ready For Type-In V
Five years ago when I opened Landmark Books I was given a flyer for an event being held in San Francisco called the Type-In. I was looking for events to have at my new bookstore and hadn’t considered typewriters since college, but thought I would give the idea try. I posted flyers and advertised the […]
2017 In Review
2017 has been a great year at Landmark Books punctuated with author readings, a book launch, writing contest and typing craziness. Landmark Books hosted our fourth annual Type-In which drew forty-eight typewriters from all over the world. We had a rare 1911 Bennett Traveler typewriter from New York. There were three Smith Corona Super Ghia typewriters, […]
Landmark Books Celebrates Four Years
Landmark Books celebrates our fourth year in business on October 1st. It has been an exciting year of readings, workshops and typing fun! We have come a long way from our humble beginnings in 2013. We opened our shop in a three hundred square foot fishbowl of a space and have now doubled in size […]
Unplug and Type-In
Saturday, June 24th marks Landmark Books fourth annual Type-In. The event draws typing enthusiasts from all over the area and the state. People are encouraged to unplug from their devices and join the typosphere. It’s free to the public and family friendly. We encourage you to bring your own machines, and we’ll supply the paper and […]
Landmark Books Reads In The New Year
As we close out 2016 we take a look back at some of the events of the past year. We want to thank everyone who participated and the community who attended. Here are some of the high points of the past year at Landmark Books. March saw us crown the King of the Beats of […]
Landmark Books Turns Three
October 1st marks our third year as Landmark Books. It has been a year full of growth and change as we continue to settle into our store. We have seen author readings, a birthday party and crowned a new King of the Beats of Traverse City. Here is a brief selection of events and excitement […]
Do You Love Typewriters? We Do!
Are you in love with those typing machines of loving grace? We at Landmark Books are, in fact we held the first ever Type-In in Traverse City, Michigan in April. At that event we had owners who displayed typewriters from as far back as 1890 all the way up to the early 1970’s. I got […]