Bookstore Therapy
Rapid City is now home to a Barnes & Noble. I've posted here over the years (yeah, okay, it's been awhile) about my bookstore love. And I spread that love as widely as I can -- cute independent stores like Mitzi's, used stores like Everybody's Bookstore, themed ones like the castle-y places I've visited in Wisconsin and (another B&N in) Rochester. Tiny neighborhood places or the big box franchises like B&N or Borders (may it rest in peace). Mall bookstores, airport newsstands, even simply the book section in a gift shop. I enjoy tripping over a small mom and pop store in towns I'm just passing through, or going on a road trip just to see Powell's City of Books. I love the hushed stores ad the big noisy ones. I love the wild stacks in used stores and the nearly cookie-cutter layouts in franchises. Despite my inner That Guy insisting that I shop local whenever I can (yes, I have one of those in my head), Barnes & Noble holds a special place in ...