Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Reston, Virginia – a planned community – now has no bookstore. What is wrong here?

I live in Reston, Virginia. It is a planned community. It is a good community. There is a lot of educated, money-holding people in Reston.

There is no bookstore in Reston, Virginia.

Yes, we have a fine used bookstore and you can find a few books at the grocery stories and other places like that. (no idea why the photo is upside down)

Barnes and Noble closed last week. Books-A-Million closed months ago. BAM replaced another closed bookstore.

Why don’t we have a bookstore anymore?