What’s up at Spafford books in Regina?
Road trip to Regina, so of course I made some bookstore stops and picked up a few scores! Have you been to any of these stores? I really enjoyed the one book display (and back story) of Spafford Books. Every book had 'what' in the title??!!??! Hahaha! [button...
A store of one’s own: Leah Spafford returned to take over father’s bookstore
Bookshop Review | Forreadingaddicts Owner of Regina's Spafford Books says there's a resurgence of interest in collecting booksJanani Whitfield · CBC News It's easy to walk past this store on Regina's Broad Street, never knowing what fantasy worlds lie inside. A...
Magic and ‘a love affair’ with the printed word at Regina’s hidden bookstore
Bookshop Review | Forreadingaddicts Owner of Regina's Spafford Books says there's a resurgence of interest in collecting booksJanani Whitfield · CBC News It's easy to walk past this store on Regina's Broad Street, never knowing what fantasy worlds lie inside. A...
A paradise for lovers of books, monographs, and other antiquarian delights
Bookshop Review | Forreadingaddicts Spafford Books is a paradise for lovers of books, monographs, and other antiquarian delights. Located in a historic building once owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the heart of Regina, Saskatchewan, Spafford Books has been a...
Bukking Things Up In New Orleans
I took over my father’s bookstore when he suffered a stroke in 2005. He laboured very hard, and was deeply respected within the bookselling community for all of his years as a purveyor of all things on paper; historical, artistic, literary and whimsical.He warned me...
The Regina Manifesto & Winnipeg Declaration of Principles
The Regina Manifesto (1933) The original statement of purpose and beliefs of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, the first Socialist party of Canada. In 1932, the Canadian West had been hit hard by the dark days of the Great Depression. The fields were parched...