Taking over a 27-year-old bookstore The Gazette
CEDAR RAPIDS — The thing about Cedar Rapids readers? “It’s all over the place,” said Ursla Lanphear. “You’ll have a day where were thinking about getting rid of this section of books, and all of a sudden everybody comes in and wants those. You just never know what to expect. After a year now I would’ve thought I’d have a better idea.” Lanphear and her husband, Bill, opened M&M New and Used Bookstore in October 2017, taking over Basically Books from Donna Young and Bobbie Maclayne, who’d operated the store for 27 years. The Lanphears’ plunge into the book world came shortly after moving from…