During the time he lived in Tucson, first as a student and then as a young professional, Marty Valencia lived just west of the university, a stone’s throw from Roskruge School, three blocks from the Dairy Queen, and — more importantly — a 10-minute walk from Tucson’s oldest bookstore: The Book Stop.
He became a regular there, which is why a short Instagram post in November caught his eye and triggered his imagination.
“In case you have not been in the store recently,” it read, “we wanted to share that, sadly, the Book Stop will be closing permanently on December 31st.”…