observance of hermits — Local services in Homer

Hands down the coolest bookshop I’ve ever been in. Just walking through this place is a singular experience. Yan is a character as colorful and eccentric as the store itself. Despite the store’s quaint and unkempt appearance, overflowing with everything from 19th century dime novels to rare, signed books to locally harvested animal bones and the odd tchotchke, Yan can find a seemingly obscure book in a heartbeat. If you’re willing to listen, he has a wealth of passion for and knowledge about all things literary, and loves nothing more than a like-minded stranger to share them with. A true staple...

Was told not to come here because allegedly the owner can be rude and the place smells like weed. I went anyways. Both counts were true. I picked a book off the shelf and the owner came up to tell me it was sold as a set, and that it “was very expensive” before just…walking away? Selling as a set is fair. Selling at whatever price you deem fit is fair. But the whole interaction gave me the impression he didn’t want to sell (so why was it on the shelf? Why not tell me the price?) and was very dismissal. Felt very...

I was looking to buy a 1st US printing edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. After being misled by an online seller, I was pointed to this shop, and boy, did they come through. Yan contacted me directly and was extremely helpful in determining if what he had was what I was looking for. On top of that, he gave me a truly unbeatable price. He packaged the book for contactless pickup, and everything was smooth and seamless. I’ll be using this bookshop more often,...