Spellbound Books, a mobile bookstore selling new and used titles, debuted earlier this month in Eagle Mountain, Utah, the Daily Herald reported.
The bookstore, which is built from a 7×16 foot trailer, can be found six days per week at its regular location at 3726 E. Campus Dr.; it also makes pop-up appearances at other spots in the Eagle Mountain area. Owner Liz Moore sells general-interest titles, particularly in the romance, fantasy, and thriller genres, along with a variety of bookish gifts and merchandise.
Moore described herself as a lifelong reader and told the Daily Herald she decided to open a bookstore after taking a break from a job that she no longer found fulfilling. She chose to go with a mobile bookstore because there would be less overhead and the ability to travel to readers was appealing.
Moore noted that her husband "is the one who pretty much built the whole trailer out, along with some friends and some family that have helped. So I've had a good support system in getting us started."
The shop's first day in business was July 5, and Moore recalled there was an "hour-long wait in the line on the grand opening day, which was really exciting."