About

ABOUT US

Although The Printed Garden is a new store, it has been built on a foundation of over twenty years of work in the book industry and a great deal of related higher education. It is a traditional, independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore in Sandy's Historic Union Square shopping plaza. When you walk in, you'll probably smell the coffee brewing - it's complimentary to our guests. But this is Utah, after all, and if coffee's not your cup of tea, we can offer you a cup of tea (Earl Grey or Green) or a cup of hot peppermint cocoa!

Ordering From The Printed Garden online:

We're actively creating online listings for all of the signed, rare, and less common books in our store! They can be browsed or shopped at www.abebooks.com, where we have a storefront:

(https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/StoreFrontDisplay?cid=516397)

You can copy and paste the link or:
When you get to the abebooks homepage, click the "booksellers" link. Enter "Printed Garden" in the name field and click the link that comes up. This will take you to our storefront, where you can search our listings for a specific title or can simply click "list this seller's books" to browse. You're also always welcome to simply call the store at 385-695-2042. Your purchase will be carefully packaged, and shipped in a box.

About the Owner
(if you're still interested
after reading this far)

In 1996, I was offered my first bookstore job at Crossroad Books (look for them online - they're great people!), a shop in Eau Claire, WI, that carried secondhand and rare books. After moving on to the sole proprietorship of Rupert's Room, a small, online business that brokered the sale of rare and secondhand books, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin, working a five year stint at Barnes & Noble in Sugarhouse (after moving to Salt Lake City, of course), a one year period of working at Ken Sanders Rare Books, earning a Master of Arts degree in British and American Literature from the University of Utah and, most recently, eight years of work at The King's English Bookshop (where I learned more than I could ever possibly have imagined!), I have arrived at this great new place . . . and look forward to serving you!