Newnan Book Company has relocated to 2C Jackson St., closer to Newnan, Ga.'s downtown square, and reopened this week. Owner Laura Meredith launched the business in April as Candle Wick Book Company on W. Washington Street and changed the store's name to Newnan Book Company in June. Last weekend, "several friends and members of the community helped her relocate all the books over to the new location," the City Menus reported.
"The mission of my store is to create more connections in Newnan--between customers, neighbors, book lovers, and authors," Meredith told the City Menus last spring. "Well, that, and to set a fire inside children to love reading from their earliest years."
On the bookstore's website, Meredith recalls that the dream of Newnan Book Company "was ignited years ago. From a young age I was drawn to the inviting atmosphere of bookshops and libraries, and that positive experience led me to a career in teaching.... Because I enjoyed the experience of bookstores so much, I began to wonder if the dream of owning my own bookshop could become a reality. This was a dream that I sat on the shelf for a long time. I didn't see how it could ever happen. However, every time I would go into a bookstore, I would be quietly reminded of the dream. This year, I saw a quote from Walt Disney that moved my dream off the shelf and into reality. The quote read, 'all dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.' These were the words I needed for motivation and inspiration. Words are powerful, and this one sentence called me into action. I could not question the dream any longer; it was time to pursue it. Many extraordinary events have happened in the process of opening Newnan Book Company."