Sarah Bezek’s love of books began at a young age, so when she heard about Fleeting Pages, an independent bookstore open for just one month in the location of a former Borders, she knew it would give her the perfect opportunity to add to her summer reading list, one page at a time.”I always have a book on me, and for 2011, I have set a goal for myself to read 211 books before the end of the year,” said Bezek, a Point Park University junior interdisciplinary studies major. “I’m already 50 books down, with an entire shelf devoted to books that I’m going to read over the summer. So, I know I’ll be saving up some money to attend.”The project’s founder Jodi Morrison believes this “pop-up” book emporium is the first of many with the intent to bring back the neighborhood locally owned bookstore. “The culture of the book is changing so much. You no longer have to have an agent and a contract to publish a book. I’m interested in exploring who is creating books now, and also in questioning who determines our access,” said Morrison in a recent interview with blogger Karen Lillis. “Borders and Barnes and Noble aren’t interested in stocking a title that would sell only one copy per store. But to a small or self-publisher, selling 600 or 700 books would be a huge deal.”Slated to open May 7 in the location of a former Borders, Fleeting Pages will be a three-part venture. Along with hosting group workshops, there will be space for events to be held, as well as its main function as a retail bookstore, offering self-published and independent work including non-fiction, fiction, poetry, graphic novels, cookbooks and much more.”I’m a big fan of comic books and graphic novels,” Corey Pannier, a senior legal studies major, said from the fourth floor Lawrence Hall lounge. “I’m excited to hear that I’ll be able to have access to a lot of work I maybe wouldn’t have otherwise.”With over 50 authors and publishers participating and more being added daily, Fleeting Pages had to push their original opening date back a week to accommodate such increasing volume and to ensure there would be enough time to make sure all the bookcases and other equipment could be moved in and set up on time.”To be honest, my blanket love of books translates directly into a blanket love of bookstores. I know each kind has their benefits, and I appreciate both,” Bezek said. “The idea that a small store is coming to fill a void left by a chain bookstore is wonderful – new access to new books”Fleeting Pages is still accepting work admissions, and details on how publishers and writers can submit their work are available under the submit section of the project’s website, www.fleetingpages.com.There is also an “open call” aspect to this project that allows anyone to send in his or her written self-expressions on a wide variety of different topics with the intentions that they will be sifted through and eventually collected in groups to be published. “If I ever had the motivation to write, I would love a chance like this. It is kind of democratic approach to literature,” Bezek said. “Everyone gets a chance to have their voice heard, their writing read.”For those book lovers who want to support the project and may not be able to attend, an online store is also being set up with partner Bibliopolis, a company that offers e-commerce development and hosting services for used, rare and independent booksellers. For more information, potential customers can email any questions they have to [email protected].