Candle Wick Book Company, a general-interest bookstore with titles for all ages, will host a grand opening in Newnan, Ga., on April 16. Per the City Menus, owner Laura Meredith held a sneak preview for the bookshop during the town's Art Walk on March 25 and 26.
Meredith, a book lover with a background as an educator, carries fiction and nonfiction for children, teens and adults, along with cookbooks. There is a coffee bar as well as a sofa and chairs, and her event plans include book clubs and storytime sessions for children.
"The mission of my store is to create more connections in Newnan--between customers, neighbors, book lovers, and authors," Meredith told City Menus. "Well, that, and to set a fire inside children to love reading from their earliest years. Just like a candle wick imparts warm light into a room, so do books impart light to a person's soul."
Throughout her career in education, Meredith recalled, she always had a dream of owning a bookstore. That dream "sat on the shelf for a long time," though she was reminded of it every time she entered a bookstore. In the past year a quote from Walt Disney--"all dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them"--inspired her finally to pursue that dream.