Many of you probably have wandered past a shop on the corner of Water Street and Sixth Avenue at some point and wondered what it was – or if it was even open. Boarded up windows might have kept you from peeking inside, or discouraged you from taking the risk of venturing in. Well, not any more. The bookstore known as Wax Paper is trying to change that with a big helping hand from local muralist and illustrator Cyndee Kaiser.

Bringing some extra color and a lot of creativity to the storefront, (hopefully) questioning what this shop has to offer will be a thing of the past. Since you still cannot actually look into the business, the mural is supposed to give you a sense that the place is not only open, but also that the famous authors portrayed are almost inviting you in to read with them. (Test your literary knowledge and see if you can name all six of them before coming inside.)

You can read more about this in next week’s issue of Volume One. Or you can go look at it, like, now.