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Xenith Booksellers, LLC

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About Me


Xenith Booksellers is Milwaukee's newest independent Bookstore!
Our life-long dream has been to own an independent bookstore, and that dream is now reality.
We bought 30,000 used books from a closed bookstore in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, filled up a pair of 26' trucks, and moved them down here to Milwaukee. We have every genre, from fiction and non-fiction to self-help, recovery, GLBT interest, poetry, horror, fantasy, mystery, sci-fi, kids, and everything in between.
Check out our Home PageCheck us out on AlibrisCheck us out on AmazonIf there is a particular book you are looking for, please drop us a message.
And if you are local to the Milwaukee Area, I have been known to pull a book off the shelf at a customer's request, and deliver it (within reason) directly to you, saving you the shipping charge. Don't be afraid to ask...
Come Visit us at:
Xenith Booksellers 6706 w. Fairview Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53213
Store Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 6pm to 9pm Saturday and Sunday Noon to 5pm
One block north of the 68th/70th street exit on I94. Just down the block from Maxie's Southern Comfort. Come have dinner, then buy a book to take home!

My Interests



THIS SHOP IS HAUNTED by the ghosts Of all great literature, in hosts;
We sell no fakes or trashes. Lovers of books are welcome here, No clerks will babble in your ear,
Please smoke--but don't drop ashes!
Browse as long as you like. Prices of all books plainly marked. If you want to ask questions, you'll find the proprietor where the tobacco smoke is thickest.
We pay cash for books. We have what you want, though you may not know you want it.
Malnutrition of the reading faculty is a serious thing.
Let us prescribe for you.

The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

I'd like to meet:


Lovers of books! Other independent booksellers, authors, poets, bibliophiles, and general book nuts.

Support your independent bookseller!

Music:

Yes, please.

Movies:

Not while I'm working. Well, except for the ones the kids watch in the back room when they are hanging out with me at the store.

Television:

Do people still watch TV???

Books:

Over 30,000 of them!

My Blog

September Recommnedations

I received arequest for recommendations, but it didn't specify if it was for books, so I think I'll post it here, just in case.Eat well, quit smoking, sleep 8 hours a day, and get lots of kisses from ...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:30:00 PST

Lots of new books. Come on in for a visit!

Hey everyone!  Hope you're having a great summer.  I just got another nice collection of newer books in the store and have them all up online and on the New Arrivals shelves.  I pick up...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:23:00 PST

"OPEN"

A simple word. Short. 4 letters. To the point.  And looks great in orange neon!  One of my customers, it turns out, owns a neon sign company, and after a little talking, Voila! I have a new ...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 08:05:00 PST

The joy of garage sales and Saturday mornings

Man, I've always loved garage sales, yard sales, rummages, estate sales, flea markets, etc. I used to spend lots of early mornings looking for those bargains on 50's collectibles and vintage items&nbs...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:10:00 PST

MKE Article is out!!!

Check it out. MKE Magazine has a small article about me this week...http://www.mkeonline.com/story.asp?id=1402210Paul @ Xenith...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:14:00 PST

So Ive been open a month now... Some thoughts...

Some thoughts:1) I am having an absolute blast!2) The best part is having contact with people. I just love hand-selling titles, especially when someone walks out with a book they didn't even know they...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:31:00 PST

Ad running in Vital SOurce

I have an Ad running in Vital Source Magazine.  Check it out! I haven't even seen it yet Paul @ Xenith
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:56:00 PST

MKE Magazine has an article about Xenith Booksellers!

Hello all,The August 16th issue of MKE Magazine here in Milwaukee will have an article about myself and the bookstore. I sat for an hour interview last weekend, answered a bunch of question, and gener...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:20:00 PST

My First Weekend Open

First of all. What a freaking BLAST!  I opened Thursday evening and had customers right away. Paying customers, too!  Made some nice sales. Had even more on Friday evening, and Saturday was ...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:02:00 PST

Xenith Opens Tonight or Nothing is Ever Easy

So yesterday I called the city permit desk, and they tell me that the electrical permit has not been signed off by the inspector, who approved the final inspection a week ago.  Then I call the in...
Posted by Xenith Booksellers, LLC on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:59:00 PST