AADL Talks To: Robin and Jamie Agnew
In this episode, AADL Talks To Robin and Jamie Agnew, owners of Aunt Agatha’s, their specialty mystery bookstore. The business began in Ann Arbor in 1992, and operated as a brick and mortar for 26 years before moving online in August 2018. Robin and Jamie talk about their experiences working in the store, their favorite memories here in town, and discuss some of the changes in the mystery book genre and bookselling business over the years.
Find more about Aunt Agatha's in our archival collections.
Fourth Avenue Retail Shops, 1972 Photographer: Rick Cocco, Jack Stubbs
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1972
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Small Bookstores in Ann Arbor: Common Language & Aunt Agatha's, April 1995 Photographer: Lon Horwedel
Year:
1995
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Ann Arbor News, April 24, 1995
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Jamie Agnew, left, Kelly, center, Robin and 1-year-old Robert Agnew, right, in the Agnews' Aunt Agatha's Book Shop on Fourth Street in Ann Arbor. Kelly operates the Common Language book store next door. The new Borders and Barnes & Noble stores have forced smaller stores like Agatha's and Common Language to band together to compete.
Ann Arbor News, April 24, 1995
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Jamie Agnew, left, Kelly, center, Robin and 1-year-old Robert Agnew, right, in the Agnews' Aunt Agatha's Book Shop on Fourth Street in Ann Arbor. Kelly operates the Common Language book store next door. The new Borders and Barnes & Noble stores have forced smaller stores like Agatha's and Common Language to band together to compete.
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Page-turner
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24
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April
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1995
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Wolverine Adult Entertainment Closed Down By Landlords, May 1988 Photographer: Jim Jagdfeld
Year:
1988
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Ann Arbor News, May 17, 1988
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Parting Shot - A passerby Monday takes note of a sign taped inside the window of the former Wolverine Adult Entertainment store. The 200 Fourth Avenue Group, an investment group that owns the building, forced the store to vacate its Fourth Avenue location Sunday night because owners allowed property to deteriorate below city standards. The landlord group could not be reached for comment this morning.
Ann Arbor News, May 17, 1988
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Parting Shot - A passerby Monday takes note of a sign taped inside the window of the former Wolverine Adult Entertainment store. The 200 Fourth Avenue Group, an investment group that owns the building, forced the store to vacate its Fourth Avenue location Sunday night because owners allowed property to deteriorate below city standards. The landlord group could not be reached for comment this morning.
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Adult Store Leaving 4th Avenue
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15
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May
Year
1988
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Artist, Jon Lockard's Studio Door With Message About Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death, April 1968
Year:
1968
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Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1968
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This message appeared yesterday on the door of the studio of artist Jon Lockard, 215 S. Fourth Ave.
Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1968
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This message appeared yesterday on the door of the studio of artist Jon Lockard, 215 S. Fourth Ave.
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The Velvet Touch, July 1977 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1977
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Night At The Velvet Touch, July 1977 Photographer: Robert Chase
Year:
1977
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Ann Arbor News, July 10, 1977
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Ann Arbor's Fourth Avenue Porn Scenario: Shadowy Figures People A Shady Business
Ann Arbor News, July 10, 1977
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Ann Arbor's Fourth Avenue Porn Scenario: Shadowy Figures People A Shady Business
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Dale Carpenter, Velvet Touch Employee, at Pornography Hearing, July 1977 Photographer: Robert Chase
Year:
1977
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Ann Arbor News, July 10, 1977
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Dale Carpenter, employe at The Velvet Touch bookstore and massage parlor, 215 S. Fourth Ave., recently told city council the store didn't carry materials dealing with "kiddie porn or animal perversion." Two days later, a News reporter purchased a magazine dealing with animal perversion from Carpenter at the store.
Ann Arbor News, July 10, 1977
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Dale Carpenter, employe at The Velvet Touch bookstore and massage parlor, 215 S. Fourth Ave., recently told city council the store didn't carry materials dealing with "kiddie porn or animal perversion." Two days later, a News reporter purchased a magazine dealing with animal perversion from Carpenter at the store.
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