Wild Rumpus is the first children’s bookstore to be named Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year, and it is a favorite of many Twin Cities families. A statue of bookish bears greets you out front, and inside you’ll find everything to spark your child’s love of books: imaginative storytimes, best-selling national authors and a wide selection of books, toys and gifts. Paul’s Mac-Groveland neighborhood is the award-winning, 35-year-old Red Balloon Bookshop. Wild Rumpus is like a children's book come to life / Kent Kanouse, shared under CC BY-2.0Ĭhildren's Bookstores in the Twin Cities Red Balloon Bookshop “Our goal is to maintain a uniquely playful, welcoming and down-to-earth bookshop for our diverse community of readers,” says Niesen, “We truly want folks to feel at ease and at home when they walk through our door.” Selling used and new books from a quiet corner of south Minneapolis, this bookish wonderland opened its doors in September 2019. Newcomer The Irreverent Bookworm is the lifelong dream of Meg Niesen and her partner Donovan. Find the bookshop nestled on a quiet little strip of stores in Minneapolis's Kenwood neighborhood, by Lake of the Isles. A strong commitment to ecological responsibility has led to a unique space complete with a personal confessional and a "hobbit hole" for children to play in. Birchbark Booksīirchbark Books, founded by lauded Minnesota author Louise Erdrich, describes itself as a cozy little neighborhood bookstore and "locus for Indigirati-literate Indigenous people who have survived over half a millennium on this continent." It sponsors readings by Native and non-Native writers, journalists and historians. And after a long afternoon of browsing, be sure to sit down for a slice at the in-house restaurant, Geek Love Cafe. No longer confined to a small, one-room storefront, Moon Palace has evolved into one of the Twin Cities' most popular spaces for author readings, experimental performances and simply getting lost in the shelves. Originally opened as a tiny little book shop in 2012, the store moved into its massive new space in 2017-drastically expanding its shelves and operations in the process. Like something out of a wonderful dream, Moon Palace Books is what you get when you combine a vast collection of books, a 110-seat music venue and some of the best pizza slices in the Twin Cities. Not sure where to start? Here are a few unique bookstores you won’t want to miss: Moon Palace Books And there are the specialists like Once Upon a Crime, or Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore. Paul’s Subtext Books, Northeast’s Eat My Words and Standish's Dream Haven Books & Comics (which holds a special place in the heart of esteemed fantasy author Neil Gaiman). There are neighborhood favorites like Downtown St. There are the respected elder statesmen of the group, like Magers & Quinn, Midway Used and Rare Book, and the Book House in Dinkytown. The abundance and range of Twin Cities bookstores is astounding.
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