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Vegas Stripped: Writer’s Block bookstore in downtown helping local students — VIDEO

Drew Cohen is one of the owners of Writer’s Block, a bookstore with a goal to envelop local students with skills of creative writing.

Writer’s Block opened in downtown Las Vegas, 1020 Fremont St., in February 2015 and is owned by Cohen and Scott Seeley.

The Writer’s Block sells new books, stationery imported from all over the world, board games, quirky trinkets and other types of toys that give the store its distinctive personality.

Check out more about the bookstore here.

“Vegas Stripped” is a weekly profile series appearing on reviewjournal.com and on the Review-Journal’s Facebook page. Find Rachel Aston on Twitter: @rookie__rae

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