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| Susie Temple | |
Susie Temple, owner of Jackson Hole Book Trader in Jackson, Wyo., is in planning stages to open Wilson Book Gallery, a pop-up bookstore in the Westbank Center near the new branch of Persephone, a popular bakery and coffee shop, the News & Guide reported. The 700-square-foot space, including a children's section, will primarily feature new books.
"It's going to be a place hopefully where locals and tourists can find a book to read without going to town," she said. "The way the West Bank is growing, the more we can have on the West Bank the better.... The tie to Persephone is big. We're hoping people having a cup of coffee will wander over."
Although she is calling Wilson Book Gallery a summer pop-up, Temple would like it to become permanent if the shop catches on. She had considered opening a Wilson or West Bank bookstore in the years before she bought Jackson Hole Book Trader, where she had worked, in 2017. When she spoke with former owner Cindy Parker about her idea, she discovered Parker was interested in selling the store and that altered Temple's plans.
"My goal is to put books in peoples' hands," she said. "I think it's so important, especially right now, to have an intellectual hub of a sort. It's my mission... to have books available."