Today we checked in with Third Street Books’ Sylla McClellan to see how the weekend went following last Wednesday’s “Ditch Amazon” decree. McClellan says: “We had four people bring in their closed accounts – which was great. But more importantly, we had a lot of positive conversations with people about it (and great sales numbers …
Sylla McClellan is Past President of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and a scrapper of a small business owner (she runs two in McMinnville, Oregon). And she’s not going to take it anymore. If you are on her newsletter mailing list, today you received the following declaration. After you read this humdinger of a teaser, …
We have long admired McMinnville bookseller Sylla McClellan’s taste in shoes, always striking a fine and seasonal-appropriate balance between comfort and style. We’re happy to report that the Third Street proprietress has opened a new boutique that specializes in just that balance of practical and pretty. Half a block from her bookstore, Yamhill Valley Dry …
In high school Sylla McClellan wanted to work at A Clean Well-Lighted Place in Larkspur, CA. She never got the chance, and the store is now closed. But McClellan has both sought and built her own well-lit places for books. After college in 1995, she worked at both Powell’s and Borders in Portland. She bought Third Street Books …
The wonderful bookseller Sylla McClellan at Third Street Books in McMinnville, OR posted this link on her blog to a beautiful photo essay of people reading around the world. The blog is by photographer Steve McCurry, whose work has been featured in hundreds of magazines and frequently appears in National Geographic. McCurry’s books include In the Shadows …
