It’s no secret that bookstores are having a moment as they pop up at rates higher than they’ve been in a century, and Tampa Bay’s been in on the movement.
Just last week, South Tampa’s House of Analog’s welcomed Itimpi Books. St. Pete’s seen new shops like Pages & Perks and Reverie Room are now open. And in Ybor City, Bookends has finally cut the ribbon on its bungalow.
Also in Tampa’s most famous historic district, Palimpsest (stylize it “Pal•imp•sest”) is so much more than a store.
Opening this month, the studio offers books ($7-$25), zines, and select consignment items. Founders Micheal Hooker and Mitzi Jo Gordon are no strangers to lit-minded Tampeños (having run the Lector book and wine bar and Bluebird Books Bus, respectively) and launched Palimpsest to honor their combined passion for nontraditional spaces (the word itself references a writing surface that bears traces of its earlier form).
Their new spot, located within the Kress Contemporary in Ybor City, promotes analog culture via what’s on the shelves and on the programming calendar for readers and writers. There are open hours (Friday-Sunday, Noon-4 p.m.), special events, and more.
