Changing Hands Bookstore

I drove from San Diego to Tempe to visit Changing Hands because I'd been invited to read there and also because people kept telling me it's one of those bookstores that can't be missed.   Changing Hands is one of the most highly regarded indies in the country.

35 years in the bookselling business, Changing Hands is a large independent store in a strip mall that rivals the chains for size. They sell new, used...