Golden Fig Books - Carrboro — Local services in Carrboro

Golden Fig Books is my absolute favorite!!! Their Carrboro location is such a magical place. I visit it quite often and always feel so much joy and peace walking in. They have a MASSIVE selection, a full large wall of new books and the rest being an incredible curation of used books (used according to them but all the used books I’ve gotten are new-like quality!). I love the staff recs for when I can’t find what to read or chatting with the booksellers to see what they recommend. You can tell so much thought and intentionally goes into the store, from the selections offered to the set up of the space. All Independent bookstores are magical but this one definitely takes the gold(en). A can’t-miss while...

A small but mighty independent bookstore in a convenient location, next to a Thai restaurant (Thai Station) and grocery store featuring healthy food and take-out. The Golden Fig features a wide collection of new and used books at reasonable prices. The store is near, clean, bright and the staff is welcoming. I spent a stormy night at a book release event with an author reading and signing her work. Highly recommend this store. Let's keep local independent bookstores like this alive and well. There are lamps in the darkness of...

I went into this bookstore for the first time on 10/25/24. Well organized and the displays were attractive. The used books were like-new and priced fair. I was considering buying a couple of books from the NC author section but decided not to purchase them because no one acknowledged my existence the entire time there. The two employees were not busy or doing anything. The two employees were not busy or...