The Word Bookstore, or simply The Word, is an independent bookstore located in the McGill Ghetto in Montreal, Canada.
History
The Word Bookstore was established by Adrian King-Edwards and Luci Friesen of McGill University in 1973, in their own apartment living room as an "underground" bookstore, with a photo of George Bernard Shaw in the front window.[1] In 1975, they relocated the store to its current address at 469 rue Milton, a 19th-century brick building that had served as the neighborhood Chinese laundry for 70 years.[2]
The Word holds readings of poetic works and publication announcements of local authors and has been cited as an inspiration by Artie Gold and Sheila Fischman.[2][3] It is also a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of