Blue Bicycle Books

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Aroyal blue sign advertising “Blue Bicycle Books: Used, Rare & Local” juts out into King Street in Charleston, beckoning passersby to check out the unassuming, 12-foot-long storefront. What they’ll soon discover is that the store has much more depth than it appears from the street – it goes back

172 feet! Boasting a vintage, cozy vibe, Blue Bicycle stocks new releases and used books and dedicates a good chunk of its inventory to both local authors and military history (Charleston was a major player in the American Civil War, after all). The bookstore is also the hub of YALLFest, Charleston’s young adult book festival, which is held in November every year.