The best bookstore you've never heard of: Republic of Letters in Mineral Point

The best bookstore you've never heard of: Republic of Letters in Mineral Point

Keith and Leslie Damaso have loved reading their whole lives, but their hometown of Mineral Point didn’t have a bookstore… so they decided to open one. “More broadly, coming out of the pandemic, we felt like our community had lost something—a sense of connection or integration—and we wanted to do something to address that,” Keith said. “Having lived here for almost 18 years, and seeing some of our beloved artists and people who have promoted Min…