{"id":76128,"date":"2022-11-01T15:16:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=76128"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:42:20","slug":"troutmark-books-a-bookstore-through-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/troutmark-books-a-bookstore-through-the-ages","title":{"rendered":"Troutmark Books: a bookstore through the ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troutmark books will take you for a ride down memory lane of your earliest encounters with books and comics.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-770x531.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-2048x1413.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-293x202.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1400x966.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-770x531.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-2048x1413.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-293x202.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/a40839a9ad474e188f38814488974202-IMG_3979_1-1400x966.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Troutmark Books at the Castle Arcade on a calm Saturday afternoon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ceri Rogers is the owner of the bookshop which is located in the castle arcade in the city centre. You name history, arts, travel, science, philosophy, war, and mythology, and Troutmark has it all at discount. They sell, buy and exchange used books across all categories and genres.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bookstore manager Pamela says \u201cyou can always pass on your collection and someone who\u2019s in need of it will buy it from us\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shop was shifted from Newport in the late 90s, and since then has been swinging its doors open for avid readers of cardiff every day throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, troutmark books are one of the busiest bookstores in town because of its wide variety of collections and reasonable prices which attracts readers and collectors from everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/547ccb6ec01f4285badf173deb34b597-IMG_3985-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Troutmark books with its huge display of collections <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re welcomed to the store by Pamela, who is always smiling and ready to help you in finding the exact text you are searching for. On the other hand, you are free to go about exploring the shop which is divided into various sections inside the single-storey building which makes all the time you spend looking for a book as Joyous as it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/50375325558c482d94f8749355620969-IMG_3947-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pamela Jones as she narrates how the store has outgrown itself over the years<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bookstore is filled to the brim utilizing space in the smartest way possible with vintage posters on the walls going up or down the stairs and bookshelves filled with books on arts, literature, history, and science and an entire section on the top floor dedicated to vintage comics, CDs and types of vinyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/ea8d55c697a34d6cab2e24b3e66ec44e-IMG_3945-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A peek inside the dedicated section for vintage comics and vinyls at Troutmark books<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pamela says that the store oozes randomness which she believes gives people a chance to expand their boundaries and read new literature. The shop turns 25 next year and Pamela says that despite having to shut down during the Covid 19 lockdowns, the store has not faced any shortage of stock or has not faced any loss in business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/94d29ff81a694012b700a40784f1b7f7-IMG_3990.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/94d29ff81a694012b700a40784f1b7f7-IMG_3990.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/94d29ff81a694012b700a40784f1b7f7-IMG_3990-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/94d29ff81a694012b700a40784f1b7f7-IMG_3990-770x578.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/94d29ff81a694012b700a40784f1b7f7-IMG_3990-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A look into the children\u2019s section of Troutmark books<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yohan Pelosse, a regular at the store says \u201cthe shop is so random that you don&#8217;t know what you will find, old books from the 40s which you rarely come across to the new ones which have just been printed\u2026 He also added that \u201cthe discounted prices are an advantage\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Troutmark Books is open 365 days of the year and readers can visit the shop almost anytime as Pamela and her junior store assistant Sarah Wischer take no breaks until the store closes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/10\/c17d9f4274a5440483c9b4d87f7fb09d-IMG_3963-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pamela and Sarah happily pose for a picture whilst readers explore the 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