Spend an Afternoon in the World of Books

- by Bruce E. McKinney

The Gang of Four


If their perspective is yours you may want to spend a day on Whidbey Island.

They are:

Moonraker Books
209 First Street, Langley, WA
Josh and Glenn Hauser
moonrkr@whidbey.com
A wide selection of fiction, non-fiction, children's titles, cooking and gardening, nature guides, modern and classic literature
Moonraker on YouTube

Lowry-James Rare Books & Prints
Priscilla Lowry-Gregor
101 Anthes, Langley, WA
www.lowryjames.com
Rare original hand-colored engravings, lithographs and rare books

Gregor Rare Books
197A 2nd Street, Langley, WA
David Gregor
www.gregorbooks.com
20th Century Literary First Editions including art, photography, fiction , poetry and more...

Words & Pictures Bookshop
220 2nd Street, Langley, WA
John Williams & Joy Griffin
wordsandpictures@whidbey.com
An eclectic mix of used, out-of-print and collectible books

They all tend to be open Thursday to Sunday. Some are open other days.

They are all in one neighborhood. For a Google map use 220 Second Street, Langley, Washington 98260 as your destination. All four shops are close-at-hand.

Most visitors bring their cars. The ferry service is operated by Washington State Ferries and the line the Clinton-Muktileo. The trip by water takes about 20 minutes.