WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Lindsay Johnson has wanted to open a bookstore since she was five years old. With Willbloom Books, a pop-up bookstore based in Weaverville, N.C., her wish has come true.
“My whole life, I’ve loved to read. There’s pictures and videos of me as a little tiny child reading with the books,” Johnson said. “Even before I could read, I just liked holding them. I don’t know, I always was drawn to them. So, it just feels like my life’s purpose. I don’t know what else I would do if I weren’t doing this.”
Willbloom Books operates out of a small, mint green bus. The interior of the rolling bookstore is lined with shelves and local knickknacks, with string lights and a pink rug granting the space a clean, cozy vibe.
The bookstore is named after William Bloom, a character from Daniel Wallace’s 1998 novel, “”Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions,” and its 2003 film adaptation directed by Tim Burton…