Paging through a life tied to books

Paging through a life tied to books
Jonathon Welch didn’t plan on making Buffalo his home when he chose the University at Buffalo for his post-graduate study in the early ’70s, but once he got here he never left. The owner of Talking Leaves bookstore on Main Street in Buffalo, NY has run his shop for more than three decades, adding a second location in late 2001 on Elmwood Avenue.

Welch, 60, grew up in Mukwonago, a village in southeastern Wisconsin, where he took to books at a young age — and also developed a lifelong habit. Look closely at his hands, and chances are you will see written notes scrawled in pen.