Jeff Deutsch has a plan to save the Seminary Co-op.

The Seminary Co-op Bookstores need your help. You need books. Problem solved.

Where the director of the Seminary Co-op likes to browse and buy.

New Seminary Co-op director Jeff Deutsch talks about his life in books and the future of the ­beloved store.

Why does winning awards make books less popular?

The end of a chapter for one Hyde Park bookstore.

Co-op admirers commemorate its move with a parade honoring the literary labors they love.

A bagpipe parade of writers and bibliophiles ends at the Seminary Co-op’s new store.

A last exploration before the Seminary Co-op makes its big move.

A UChicago student’s venture into one night of a local reading series.

The new store might not be as quirky, but it will have better temperature control.

As the Seminary Co-op moves from its underground origins into the light of day, the bookstore’s denizens bid the beloved space farewell.