A CityBeat writer on his first visit to the wonderful Covington bookshop, Conveyor Belt Books, was wowed by co-owner Brandon Thomas DiSabatino’s deep stock of books reflecting a discerning but open-minded interest and knowledge of alternative arts and culture. But he doesn’t stop with merely carrying such books. When the customer bought a copy of the late San Francisco Beat-era poet Lew Welch’s collected poems, Ring of Bone, DiSabatino informed him that Welch was the step-father of clean-cut rock star Huey Lewis! DiSabatino and wife Shelbi Schindler have been operating the store for two years and it has become a literary destination. instagram.com/conveyor_belt_books.

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