Julia Lutz

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Husband and wife open The Gathered Shelf bookstore in Grand Rapids

Opened the storefront with her husband Troy

Troy and Julia Lutz opened The Gathered Shelf's first storefront at 1409 Buchanan Ave. SW on the weekend of Oct. 24-25, 2026. The shop is the public face of a used-book business they started in their dining room five years ago.

Updated Oct 29

Notable Quotes

We started five years ago in our dining room. We were originally real estate investors and so we're like, 'We need something else to do... let's give it a go.'

from Husband and wife open The Gathered Shelf bookstore in Grand Rapids · Updated Oct 29

We just can't see these go to the landfill. None of it touches the landfill.

from Husband and wife open The Gathered Shelf bookstore in Grand Rapids · Updated Oct 29