September 10, 2024
Bobby Tichenor, beloved founder of Annie Bloom’s Books, in the store in 2019
From Annie Bloom’s Books September 7, 2024:
We are incredibly sad to share that the beloved founder of Annie Bloom’s, Bobby Tichenor, passed away earlier this week. Bobby opened Annie Bloom’s nearly 46 years ago, in the fall of 1978 (while she was still in law school), and has been sharing her love of books with the Multnomah Village community ever since. Annie Bloom’s is what it is because of a lot of people, but none more than Bobby.
In Bobby’s honor, our window display currently houses a collage with pictures of her, a few of her staff favorites through the years, and a gorgeous flower wreath with colors that just feel like Bobby. When you’re in the Village, come on by and take a look! And if one of her favorites in the display calls to you, we’d be honored to grab it for you to peruse. We would love to know people are continuing to discover and connect with Bobby’s favorite books. 46 years of books finding their readers because of Bobby—what an incredible legacy. We’ll proudly carry it on for many years to come.
We know that many of you have known Bobby for a long time, as a bookseller and as a friend. Please feel free to share some of your favorite memories of Bobby here, or when you come into the store. We’d love to hear them.
You can share stories of Bobby in comments below, on the store’s Instagram and Facebook, and in person with the community she built at the store.
The store window honoring Bobby.
