The Word Bookstore, or simply The Word, is an independent bookstore located in the McGill Ghetto in Montreal, Canada.
History
The Word Bookstore was established by Adrian King-Edwards and Luci Friesen of McGill University in 1973 in their own apartment living room as an "underground" bookstore, with a photo of George Bernard Shaw in the front window.[1] In 1975, they relocated the store to its current address at 469 rue Milton, a 19th-century brick building that had served as the neighborhood Chinese laundry for 70 years.[2]
The Word Bookstore specializes in literature, philosophy and poetry. There is also an assortment of books in such fields as drama, history, political science, theology, Eastern religion, and art. A section located at the front of the store beneath a photo of Leonard Cohen shows the latest work of Montreal poets.[4]
