Brooks Books — Local services in Wyandotte

My friend and I stopped in as we spontaneously spoke about wanting coffee - and I had recalled seeing Brooks Books post on social media about having a mini cafe. Having never been inside, we decided to stop in to explore.

And what a cozy, quaint, quiet, clean spot to spend time relaxing or reading! Currently, it’s decorated so tastefully with an enchanting and playful Halloween theme. In the back corner, a pop-up co-shared coffee corner offers multiple options for refreshing and sweet coffee drinks. Sarah was at the time staffing her shop “Novel Brews” which offers deliciously and thoughtfully crafted coffee drinks on Wednesdays and Fridays. Sarah was a friendly, sweet barista who tailored our drink orders to our preferences and explained that another barista hosts her own pop-up cafe on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

For a quick trip for a quick drip, we are now sold on this being a go-to local Wyandotte coffee spot! Thank you, Sarah, Novel Brews, and...

Such a vibe. This book store is everything you could possibly want from a local bookshop (It's cozy, and so not commercialized.) The main area offers small gifts and novelties from what i think are maybe local artists and makers. Used books and new books are well organized and the shop owner was right there to answer any questions. There is an area SO perfect for spending some time writing up emails or finishing up writing a chapter along the back wall. Everything was really tastefully done feeling sterile or unwelcoming at all. I ended up having a very reasonably priced and yummy coffee from the cute coffee station area. There's a good middle grade selection and YA and there are special interest books great for gifts too. The vibe is super friendly and mellow. Everything I've come to love about shopping local sort of collides here. I honestly didn't...

I went to this store to ask them if they can carry in consignment two self published books: one Sci Fi anthology I edited for the benefit of an non-profit organization and my own collection of speculative fiction short stories. Being a small, independent store I hoped they would understand how hard is for an independent author to make his/her work known. To my surprise I was brushed off right away, not even being asked what books where those or given the opportunity to show them. My sadness is even greater because I live in Wyandotte and I shopped from Brooks Books in the past trying to support a local business. Too bad they would not support a local...