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represented by books which have the numbers 1 through 12 in the title.

Tourists make up about 70 percent of Fallen Leaf’ s sales, but in the six years Spain has owned the bookstore, he is pleased to see the local base of customers growing. He said he tries to cater to local customers who have specific needs, and is active in the community, supporting various local charities.

Supporting local merchants like Fallen Leaf is good for the community, Spain said, and puts money back in local pockets through tax payments and through wages to people who live here. The store has a staff of four people, and though it was closed in March and April due to the coronavirus pandemic, he kept one

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He’ s a book lover himself, and lists his favorite authors as Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Robert B. Parker, and Stephen King. His favorite book is Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.

“ I’ ve been a reader since I was five or six years old, and I’ ve absolutely fallen in love with the idea of books.” And whether at his home library or in his bookstore,“ I feel like I’ m surrounded by my friends,” Spain said.

Fallen Leaf Books is located at 45 South Jefferson Street in Nashville. Contact them at 812-988-0202, or by email at < books @ FallenLeafBooks. com >. The website is < FallenLeafBooks. com >. •

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Kathryn Richardson Branch Manager 812-327-7462

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