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Book Marks: The Monkey’s Paw
Every Thursday, Torontoist Books is taking a look at another one of the city’s fine bookstores and reading series, in a feature we call Book Marks.
Photo by Erin Balser/Torontoist.
The Monkey’s Paw is a treasure hunter’s and book lover’s dream. Named after the horror story by W.W. Jacobs, this bookstore promises the old, rare, and downright bizarre. Like the story, the store teaches you to be careful what you wish for.
Stephen Fowler opened the Monkey’s Paw in March 2006 after moving to Toronto from California. A lifelong bookseller, Fowler couldn’t imagine doing anything else. He knew his store would need a unique twist to stand out. “You don’t come here and ask ‘Do you have a copy of X?’ and I say ‘Yes, it’s right here,’” Fowler says. ”That has only happened maybe, maybe, a half dozen times in four years. Here, you find the book you never knew you were looking for.”
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