JACKSON, Miss.—John Evans didn’t know his bookstore, Lemuria Books, was about to become part of history when he walked into its 50th anniversary event on Saturday, April 11.
While Lemuria’s employees learned the Jackson, Mississippi, store was set to be added to the Mississippi Writers Trail in January, they kept the news under lock-and-key for months to surprise Evans at the event.
“I didn’t know until when they walked out today,” Evans told the Mississippi Free Press. “I was surprised.”…