Quick Summary:
- Bookstores are an oasis of color, coffee, and community.
- Even though digital e-readers and online literature seem to be taking over the world, there is nothing better than holding a new book in your hands.
- From slick coffee table books to historical tomes and flighty fiction, bookstores are the place to find an escape without taking a flight.
- Not only a place to find books, book shops are also a valuable gathering space for the community to come together and enjoy meeting authors, booking signings, poetry readings, literary lectures, and a great cup of coffee.
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