McLean and Eakin — Local services in Petoskey

This has got to be one of the last great bookstores in America where all of the employees are extremely well read and truly know their literature (and all of the authors with cult followings as well)! I recommend this fantastic bookstore wholeheartedly, and if I could give it six stars, I would! Take your children of all ages--they will know the right books for them! Take your husband who is hard to buy for--they will pick out his new favorite book! This place is practically an anachronism in 2019 because these days big business bookstores with employees that have never opened books seem to be the norm. I assure you, you will fall as in love with this beautiful, charming, knowledgeable bookstore as I have! Thank goodness places like McLean and Eakin Booksellers still exist! I felt like it renewed my faith in humanity to have employees rush to help me with brilliant recommendations...employees that truly know, understand, and love books! I just can't say enough good things about this place! I haven't been in a bookstore half this wonderful in...

Interesting. My husband would give 5 stars, based on our visit yesterday. The male clerk (owner?) fawned over him in the sci-fi-fantasy section with lots of suggestions. However, I was apparently the invisible client. He joked with me about his dog seeking me out, but no suggestions or offer for assistance, despite watching me go around the cookbook sale table several times. I didn't see any other shelves of cookbooks, so I assumed the 20 books were all they had. As husband was checking out, and they were chatting about my husband's excellent choice, I wandered off into a side room and discovered a whole section of cookbooks! Being an invisible client, I didn't take time to find a historical cookbook. I really love cookbooks from a century or two ago, but no one offered to help the invisible client. I'm not sure if I was dealing with misogyny or apathy. Anyway, I will not be shopping here in the future, although my...

My boyfriend and I trek up to Petoskey several times a year and always go to Roast and Toast, then right on over to this lovely book store. At least three times a trip. The staff are always lovely, the selection great and expansive, with a wonderful section featuring staff picks and Michigan local books. This year I believe we had the delight of interacting with one of the owners. He recommended a book at our purchase, and we came back the next day to grab it. We were very successfully profiled for an 80’s based horror novel. My boyfriend finished it in 2 days, a world record for him. He’s never been happier to be profiled and I’m excited to read it next! (We also got to meet TaterTot, a lovely dog that was so cute and friendly.) Overall a wonderful experience and I’m proud to have such a selection of books from their store on my shelf. Already looking forward to coming back in the...