Bookish — Local services in Upper Merion Township

It’s a neat, author-run bookstore mainly with sci-fi and fantasy, and also some non-fiction books.

I come to Philly for business trip. Found that it is the only bookstore close to my hotel. Came last night after dinner and chatted with the owner. He told me that it opened 3 years ago, there used to be 3 bookstores in this mall, but other 2 closed. The owner’s wife, Rebecca Minor, is a fantasy book author.

I bought 2 books, both written by local authors, Think Again by Adam Grant and Real Philly History by Jim Murphy. Told my wife and she asked me to come back buy two more to support this bookstore. So came next day and told the story to the lady who was there (not owner’s wife). Got her suggestion and chose Curse Bearer for my kid and another book.

I am also delighted to find The Three Boy Problem series by Cixin Liu. That’s the best sci-fi novel I’ve ever read. Hope to see more of Adam Grant’s books such as Hidden Potential and Give and Take.

Will come visit again next time and hope it can open for...

So happy to have a bookstore in KOP and so close to where I live. I love supporting local stores and this one will keep getting my business. I have only been here a handful of times and each experience has been great. Many of the books you may not find in the "big name" bookstores, which I personally like. I have discovered a couple of new authors whose writing I enjoy. I have been greeted by the owner each time I have come in. I usually mention what genre I like or what books I have read from the store and I'm always given great recommendations for other great stories. Wish I could give a rating of more...

I stopped here today to try a new bookstore besides Barnes and Noble. The store itself is nice, I wasn’t greeted by anyone or asked if I needed help for me to know who actually worked there or anything like that. The selection of books were nice, not a big variety in my opinion but if it’s a popular book you’ll find it here. I loved their variety of cool bookmarks and they have their own candles too. I got a Chronicles of Narnia...