Shaman drum bookshop local business ann arbor, michigan. The founder of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich. Karl pohrt is owner of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, which opened in 1980. One of americas leading indie bookstores the shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, michigan is going under, and you can read about it in a report from one of the countrys great a. After 29 years of business, local bookstore shaman drum bookshop will officially close its doors on june 30 after suffering from financial hardship in the past year. Karl pohrt, owner of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich. On the advice of my accountant and my business manager, i am closing shaman drum bookshop june 30. Michigans shaman drum bookstore to close june 30 jacket.
Eliyahu gurfinkel, the ann arbor newsemily chapin, an employee of the shaman drum bookshop, chats with art niewiadomski, of toledo. Karl pohrt, longtime owner of shaman drum bookshop. Many professors on campus are so fond of shaman drum as the local small bookstore, that they solely use shaman drum to distribute their coursebooks. Michigans shaman drum bookstore to close june 30 jacket copy. Late last week, karl pohrt, the driving force behind ann arbors historic shaman drum book shop, passed away at the age of 65 after a long. We celebrate and sustain ann arbor s dynamic book culture through advocacy of its diverse book. Shaman drum bookshop ann arbor, michigan insider pages. Pohrt is looking for investors to give the south state street. Ann arbor lost long time favourite independent bookstore shaman drum.
Carried a lot of humanities class text books, and a good selection of magazines. He is a former board member of the american booksellers association and a. The ann arbor book society fosters an appreciation for and access to books for all. Remembering karl pohrt, the man behind ann arbors shaman drum. A few days ago, a man came into the store and said that he is a librarian who once lived in ann arbor. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Shaman drum bookshop is around one hundred steps from the central campus of the university of michigan, one of the top ten public universities in the world. He often frequented shaman drum bookshop and the original borders on state street. Shaman drum bookshop to close june 30 the ann arbor chronicle. Karl pohrt and his ann arbor literary institution, shaman drum bookshop, need help. Longtime ann arbor bookstore shaman drum plans to close at the end of the month due to financial woes over the past year, owner karl pohrt said tuesday. Shaman drum bookshop to close at the end of the month. Ann arbor news file photoshaman drum bookshop is shown in this file photo.
We recommend getting 3 quotes for any construction project. Ann arbor has lost one of its literary icons and gentle souls. Karl pohrt longtime owner of shaman drum bookshop on south state street. I believe the university community and ann arbor citizens who love literature need a firstrate browsing store for books in the humanities in the university neighborhood. Shaman drum is a small bookstore on campus where you can find many books that arent the typical main stream books. Karl pohrt, the founder of shaman drum bookshop in ann arbor, mich.
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