PITSTOP: Green Valley Book Fair, Mt. Crawford, VA

There are two places where I can spend hours, literally lost in a literary world: one is a library book sale. The other is a bookstore that sells remaindered books. I’m never happier than when I stumble across a remaindered bookstore that’s temporarily moved into some vacant retail store for a few months and slapped together a wild mash-up of books in nearly alphabetical order in almost the correct sections. Finding a copy of William Saroyan’s The Human Comedy in the Humor section always makes me laugh.

But there’s one organization that does it up right. The Green Valley Book Fair is huge, it only happens a few times a year for two weeks at a time, and you will not walk away empty-handed. It’s impossible. The place is clean, brightly-lit, extremely well-organized, and well-staffed with helpful, courteous people who know their books. Plus, the prices can’t be beat.

If you’re down around the Mt. Crawford, VA area (near Harrisonburg), you might consider stopping by for a few hours of browsing. They have over 500,000 remaindered books displayed over 25,000 square feet, at prices usually in the $2.50-$10 range.

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