Upcoming Event June 18th

Some stories don’t come from far away.

They’re right here—woven into the towns we pass through, the buildings we recognize, the history we don’t always realize we’re standing in.

 

On Thursday, June 18th, we’re welcoming someone who knows how to tell those stories better than most.

 

📚 Meet the Author

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Author Bruce E. Mowday

Bruce is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter based in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
His work brings history into focus- capturing the people, events, and overlooked moments that shaped this region in ways both big and small. He has authored more than 25 books on history, sports, business and true crime. He spent more than 20 years in journalism, winning a number of writing awards for his investigative journalism, before founding his own company in 1997.  Bruce uses his journalistic experience as an editor, columnist and reporter to promote his clients.

Mowday is a Consulting Producer with Lionsgate/Blackfin productions in connection with a documentary on his new book, Killer at the Door. He has appeared on television and radio shows, including The Spark of PBS member station WITF, Counter Culture, a PBS Emmy-winning show, the Discovery ID channel, ReelZ network, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, Our American HeritageWhatcha GotJourney into the Civil WarChronicles of the American Civil WarWGAL’s In Focus and local television and radio stations.

What makes his writing stand out is its connection to place. These aren’t distant stories—they’re rooted in the very communities we live in. The kind that make you pause and think, I didn’t know that… but I should have.

 


✍️ Book Signing

Save-The-Date

Thursday, June 18th
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Stop in, meet Bruce, and have your book signed. Whether you’ve followed his work or are just discovering it, it’s a chance to connect with the stories of this area in a more personal way.

 
 
 

 


✨ All-Day Book Sale

We’re marking the occasion with an in-store 30% OFF BOOK SALE — ALL DAY

Take your time, browse a bit longer, and maybe leave with a story that stays with you.

 

PLUS Bruce’s books are 10% the original price OFF!


There’s something fitting about hosting a local historian in a place like this-

Surrounded by objects with a past,
and stories still waiting to be told.

We hope you’ll join us.

 

~Dishfunctional


Store Hours
Mon–Sat: 10am–6pm
Sun: 11am–3pm

 

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