MARA ALEXANDER | MANAGER Mara is a bookseller at the Las Vegas gallery, with a Masters in English Literature from Brigham Young University. After a stint with a construction company (she was part of the team that built the Paris Hotel and Casino), and teaching many years at UNLV, she loves that she gets to study and talk books on a daily basis. When she’s not engrossed in a book, you can find her cooking, baking, hiking or gardening.

PAMELA RAIA | Manager Pamela Raia joined Bauman Rare Books in 2015. After receiving a B.A. in English Literature, she spent several years traveling the world before landing in Las Vegas. In her spare time she is an avid reader, runner, and road trip planner.

Brandon Sellers | Bookseller Brandon earned his Bachelors in English and Political Science from Lycoming College and his Masters degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland in 2015. Raised outside Baltimore, he moved to Las Vegas a few years ago. His favorite authors include William Faulkner, Robert Penn Warren, Joseph Conrad, and Raymond Chandler. When he isn’t reading, he can be found exploring hiking trails throughout the valley, playing word games online, and (occasionally) spending time with his lovely wife.

Aryana Blanchard | Bookseller Born and raised in Las Vegas, Aryana studied psychology at institutions across the state and earned her Master of Science in Behavior Analysis from the University of Nevada, Reno. In her free time Aryana can be found reading through her ever-growing book list, studying at a local coffee shop, or catching a movie with her loved ones.

Rob Tomolillo | Bookseller After studying at The College for Creative Studies (Detroit) and taking a brief academic hiatus, Rob acquired a B.A. in Communication Studies at Nevada State University where his focus revolved around the impact of transient and generational memory on all forms of media. His favorite authors include Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, E.E. Cummings, and William Carlos Williams. You'll often find him enjoying the community and venues in the Arts District. The rest of his time will be occupied in the kitchen, writing poetry, or spending time with his loved ones.

Kiana Truss | Bookseller Raised in Las Vegas, Kiana achieved a B.S. in Communication Studies at Northern Arizona University. Her main interests lie in African American authors and essayists like James Baldwin and bell hooks. Beyond reading and selling books, she's often found writing, visiting local thrift stores, and taking care of her plants.

DAVID CUNNINGHAM | BOOKSELLER David holds Master Degrees in History and Library Science. After living overseas for a few years, he joined Bauman Books in 2001. Some of his favorite authors include Jorge Luis Borges, Leo Perutz, and Robert Aickman. When not in the gallery, he enjoys travelling and spending time with his family. He can be found most evenings reading books as diverse as the Decameron to Conan the Barbarian. He shares with Borges the hope that Paradise will be a kind of library - or more to the point, an enormous ramshackle used bookstore stuffed full of serendipitous discoveries.

ALLISON MACINTOSH | BOOKSELLER A graduate of NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts, Allison holds a Master of Arts in Art history and Archeology. She specializes in Classical and Renaissance history and literature, but her interests are ever-changing. With an undergraduate degree in Classics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, Allison has excavated ancient sites in the Middle East and studied extensively in Italy. She traces her love of literature to the escapades of Nancy Drew, but she grew to revere the authors and historians of antiquity, and to adore the witty and romantic novels of Jane Austen. Since joining Bauman Rare Books in the fall of 2016, Allison is committed to learning everything left in-between.

Leah Shoer | Bookseller Leah joined Bauman Rare Books in 2017 after graduating with a B.A. from New York University. She majored in English Literature, with a concentration in Irish Literature — finding herself particularly drawn to the ingenuity of James Joyce’s novels and the lyricism of Yeats’ poetry. She studied the great English classics during her semester at the University of Edinburgh, but continued on to read widely in American Literature, supplemented by the great works by political and economic philosophers of the 18th and 19th centuries. If you were to inquire after her favorite book, she couldn’t possibly answer, the list is too long—but Middlemarch and Blood Meridian are definitely on it.

Zachary Hyde | Bookseller Zac joined Bauman in early 2019 after completing his Masters in Medieval Literature and Languages at the University of York in the UK. A Medievalist, he is sure to love almost any book relating to Norse mythology or Arthurian legend. In bookstores he usually finds himself gravitating towards writers inspired by the Middle Ages, like John Gardner, T. H. White, and J. R. R. Tolkien. As a South Carolinian, he is also drawn to writers of the American South, especially Flannery O’Connor. When not reading, researching, or discussing books, he enjoys writing, frequenting his favorite coffee shops, and traveling with his lovely wife, Amelia.

Charles Hopkins | Bookseller Charles attained his bachelor’s degree in history from Colorado College, where he wrote his thesis on banned literature in Soviet Russia. His research focused particularly on the works of Bulgakov and Platonov, but his heart lies with the old masters, in the line of Dostoyevsky and Gogol. Nowadays he has taken a left turn into the postmodern, being infatuated with the works of Pynchon and Foster Wallace. When he isn’t selling rare books, you can find Charles playing electric guitar in bands throughout the city.

ANN DROURR | Accounting Manager Ann has been with Bauman Rare Books since 1996, serving as the Office Manager, as well as a bookseller. She studied History and Accounting at Fordham University. Ann is actively involved with charities promoting lung cancer research and awareness, and spends her leisure time traveling, reading and doing needlework.

STEVE MOOSBRUGGER | Director of Operations Stephen Moosbrugger joined the firm at the turn of the last century and since then has assumed a range of central duties in the company’s Philadelphia headquarters. He devotes his working hours managing inventory, coordinating the IT Department, and assisting with new acquisitions. Steve was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. At Penn State University he studied American history, a subject that still is his favorite area of collecting. He is married to Kathy, a reproductive biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, with whom he has three children.

ERNEST HILBERT | SENIOR BOOK SPECIALIST Ernest Hilbert holds advanced degrees from Oxford, where he completed a doctorate in the Department of English Language and Literature in 2000. He joined the firm in 2003 and works as a senior book specialist at the company’s location in Philadelphia. He has written about books for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Fine Books and Collections.

MIKE NIKLAUS | HEAD OF CATALOGUING Michael Niklaus has been with Bauman Rare Books since 2000. At Swarthmore College and the University of Michigan, his studies focused on antebellum American literature and culture.

NIAMH O’CONNELL | PHOTOGRAPHER Niamh is chief photographer at Bauman Rare Books since joining the company in 2005. When not behind a camera, Niamh enjoys Horse Riding, hanging with her dogs and her many and varied artistic endeavors.

PATRICK | BOOKSELLER Patrick first bought and sold rare books as a child, acquiring and then liquidating an impressive comic book collection. Entering manhood, he sold books and book-related merchandise at B. Dalton Booksellers and Waldenbooks (both now defunct). He earned a B.A., an M.A., and began work on his Ph.D., all in the field of Literature. He has worked at Bauman Rare Books since 2006.