Sandi Torkildson wants to pedal her bike more, walk the dog in her East Side neighborhood without an impending deadline, cook vegetables from her garden and spend more time with her husband of 25 years.

And, believe it or not, she has a backlog of books she would like to read.

Torkildson, 66, has grown and nurtured one of the city’s most beloved bookstores. But after 41 years, the Wisconsin native and her longtime business partner, Nancy Geary, have announced they want to sell A Room of One’s Own, located just a few steps south of State Street at 315 W. Gorham St.

But buyer beware.

Torkildson and Geary aren’t interested in selling to the highest bidder or to those with romantic notions of owning a bookstore as a quaint side job. Instead, potential purchasers will be fully vetted and a deal made after they are convinced the future of the 6,000 square-foot store, where “Eat, Sleep, Read” is the motto, is in good hands.