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Author Archives: Steve Iwanski, Charter Books

Steve Iwanski grew up in Tiverton and got his start in retail working summer jobs at the Sakonnet Boathouse and the Army-Navy Surplus. He graduated from Tiverton High School and the University of Notre Dame. In 2010 he joined Teach For America and taught high school English for four years in the Mississippi Delta. In 2014 he was hired as a bookseller at Turnrow Books in Greenwood, MS. When author and owner Jamie Kornegay stepped away from the store in 2016, he asked Steve to serve as manager. Under his management, Turnrow was Main Street Greenwood’s 2017 Retailer of the Year and the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Small Business of the Year. He also served as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee and served for two years as a board member of Main Street Greenwood. He's excited to bring his passion for community and bookselling back home to Newport County with the opening of Charter Books at 8 Broadway in Newport.

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‘Six Picks’ holiday book shopping: Best books about Newport

by Ken Abrams and Steve Iwanski, Charter Books December 9, 2022December 8, 2022

With the holiday shopping season reaching its peak over the next couple of weekends, we’ll be sharing some ideas for unique gifts available locally. Here’s a nice list of Newport-related […]

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The Best Books of 2021

by Steve Iwanski, Charter Books December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

The dust is still settling on the holiday shopping rush. Indeed, I opened the doors this morning to see wisps of ribbon and paper rolling like tumbleweed across the floor. […]

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Black History Month: This stone was cut by Pompe Stevens

by Steve Iwanski, Charter Books February 23, 2021February 2, 2022

Above a busy thoroughfare in Newport’s North End, there’s a quiet, shady hill. Few of the dog walkers and fewer of the hundreds of motorists that pass each day pay […]

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Make a date with your bookstore

by Steve Iwanski, Charter Books February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed until September. And Times Square was empty on New Year’s Eve. Trick or treating was a ghastly idea, and we were told […]

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Charter Books: Choose your own polar adventure

by Steve Iwanski, Charter Books February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

With snow piling up and temperatures dropping in Newport this week, I decided to indulge in my favorite winter reading game. It’s called “Choose Your Own Polar Adventure” and playing […]

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The Best of the [Worst] Year: Our favorite books of 2020 and a preview of 2021

by Steve Iwanski, Charter Books December 29, 2020February 4, 2021

As we get ready for the New Year, we also wanted to look back at the annus horribilis of 2020 and try to find the silver linings. It was a […]

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