I went in recently while I was waiting for my phone to be repaired nearby. I passed it while driving in the area, an area that I’ve driven in hundreds of times, and was surprised I’ve never seen it before. I was very excited because I LOVE visiting books stores. I’ve been to bookstores all over the world and they always have something different. This was no exception. I was greeted but never asked if I needed help. I began looking through the books, not really looking for anything in particular. The casual conversation happening between the employees and what appeared to be a visiting friend kind of made me feel like this was a bookstore that had an “agenda” but honestly I couldn’t put my finger on it. I wanted to check the reviews to see what others thought but obviously didn’t have my phone. I kept looking and noticed a few things that confirmed my feelings. I may be a bit wrong as there is a lot of books here but in my 30ish minutes here I was able to view quite a bit. Their US History section had almost nothing about native communities or First Nation people. I noticed that they had whole sections on European countries but could not find a single book on Mexico or South America. I went over to the Religion section and there were plenty of books on Christian/Catholic topics and a fair amount on Hinduism, Buddhism and a bit of Judaism. There was literally one book on Islam, which is the second most popular religion in the world. I also didn’t notice many books in other languages. Considering this area is VERY diverse it was a bit disappointing. I did leave with 3 books but honestly, this is not a bookstore I will return to. I REALLY wanted to love it. I am also very disappointed in the lack of professionalism the individual responding to reviews has displayed. That really has sealed my decision and honestly if I read the reviews prior to going I probably would have skipped it. I’m sure there will be a snarky comment following this, and that’s ok. It says more about them than me. Happy reading all.
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