Kingston native Annie Carl "zoomed" home with her Feb 2 presentation to the Kingston North Kitsap Rotary Club. Annie is a proud former student of Rotarian De' MacKinnon.
Born with a spinal column birth defect that required surgeries at ages two and twelve, Annie Carl took to books. She is an author. She is a bookseller. After working in bookstores, and owning a bookstore in Bothell, she opened The Neverending Bookshop six years ago in the Edmonds village of Perrinville. Along the way she pivoted from a traditional bookshop inventory to one of underrepresented authors. According their website, "Neverending Bookshop is a new and used bookstore specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Young Adult and Children's books written by disabled, BIPOC, LBGTQIA+, and female authors. We believe representation matters and are thrilled to be able to showcase writers from marginalized communities."
When asked about the unique trait of being both an author and bookstore owner, Carl said it wasn't that unusual, actually, and went on to point out several such author-owners.