Featured Bookstores
Shades of Pemberley Bookstore 126 S Broad St, Albertville, AL United States Website: https://shades-of-pemberleybookstore.business.site/
Shades of Pemberley is a new and used bookstore that was 5 years in the making before finally opening. The owner, Brandi Atchison, was working on it and desperately wanted to press forward with it, but God kept saying "not yet". Then one day in late October 2017, he received a phone call from a lady who owned a building in a city called
Title Wave Books 2318 Wisconsin St NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico Website: https://www.titlewavebooks.com/ Title Wave Books is a quirky and cozy bookstore located in New Mexico. It is a bit off the beaten path, but worth the finding. This bookstore has had four owners since its opening in 1994, starting as a homeschool curriculum store and then blossoming into a full-fledged bookstore carrying all genres. They still specialize in educational materials, though. Current owners, Liberty Goldstein and Leslie Gulley, bought the store in 2015, when it was in danger of closing its doors for good. Being homeschool moms themselves, they felt the need to have something to put their hands to as their own children were graduating and moving on. They couldn’t stomach the idea of this amazing resource for homeschool families disappearing. They wanted to keep the legacy alive, so they bought it. Title Wave Books has since become what many call the “Cheers of bookstores” because when you walk in the door, they know your name... or soon will. Aside from dealing in books, the store also adopts out cats through Cats Around Town, a program of the Animal Humane of New
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Mexico. So far, they have seen 27 cats placed in homes since they got involved with the program in July of 2019. They see it as a rewarding alternative to having a bookstore cat. Liberty and Leslie strongly believe in supporting their community and shopping local to bolster the local economy. They do consignment with many local authors and makers. They also carry tea from Vampyre Tea Company, a local tea-maker who currently has 20
