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December 2023 by Jay Cost
Best book store around!No more Amazon for me. I’m shopping local and supporting this store from now on.Great selection amazing owners great people
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August 2023 by Anne P.
Great card selection. Always happy to help with selection. My favorite card shop. Highly recommend.
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September 2022 by Elaine J.
What a good reminder of this unsung bookstore across the street from the College of Marin. I wanted a book today for a birthday party tonight--nothing like waiting until the last second! Not only did they have that precise book, but wrapped it beautifully while I browsed the extensive card collection. And I had a fine discussion about recent books with the two individuals minding the store. I will go there first in the future--the "First" in the name of the store means more than just First St. where they got their start!
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January 2022 by Theart P.
My wife and I absolutely love this little book store. They offer such a great variety of books and cards and some very hard to find book titles. It's a place to spend some time and browse around. We try to buy all of our books here instead of going online. The staff here has always been great, and they're very knowledgeable on their inventory and have made some great suggestions over the years of authors we'd never heard of. Please stop by if you're in the area. If you're local, there's really no better place to buy your books, cards or stationary. They really have it all for a smaller store. Lots of easy parking too. It's a win win for everyone and I'm so thankful they're still around after all of these years.
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December 2021 by Emma S.
First Street has been my "go to" bookstore for years now. Tucked behind what is now Guesthouse and sharing the parking lot with Half Day Cafe, it has that charming neighborhood feel. Woody, the owner, keeps a lovely staff of engaging people working for her and I always feel incredibly welcome within its walls. My bookshelves at home are overflowing, so I try to resist the urge to stack them any higher, but they've routinely been my first call when I'm looking to special order a tome for a friend and they always call me when it comes in and have it gift wrapped by the time I pick it up. Today's visit was prompted by one of my few remaining holiday traditions: card writing and they keep a wonderful selection of cards year round. For my holiday cards, I can always find an assortment of individual cards or boxed sets, with local options, imported, traditional or artistic. I usually enjoy hunting for an assortment of all the above to match my assortment of friends and loved ones. This time, in addition to Henrietta behind the counter (who always remembers to ask me about my boys and is sweet always), I met Nancy, an avid reader who engaged me with her candid opinions of current offerings - loves and hates. We briefly commiserated over my current challenge with reading Faulkner and an appreciation for nonfiction. It's the kind of place I feel protective of in an age of Amazon convenience and hurried transactions, a place that resonates with the comfort of a cup of tea and a good book...
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May 2021 by Evan T.
Everything is perfect about this place. It's a home away from home cozy bookstores run by the owner and her friend. Very welcoming and accommodating re: customer service. Amazing cards.
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April 2021 by Randolph Scott
A wonderful place for books with a great selection of cards
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June 2020 by Jordan J
Really wide selection of books and cards for every occasion. Friendly staff. I'm glad we happened upon this shop.
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March 2020 by Suzanna S.
Wonderful bookstore and card shop. I ONLY buy cards there. Also, good advice on books to read, based on what interests you.
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January 2020 by Corine C.
Love this little bookstore. Just across from my workplace. I just stumbled into it while getting coffee to-go from a brunch place nearby. When you enter, this cozy little place is delightfully stacked with interesting books, literature and pleasure reading related materials in a tasteful kind of way. I love their collection of unusual book ends: from crystals to wood to metal to glass. This unique collection is nothing I've seen anywhere even in bigger franchise bookstores. I love the small colorful corner of children's books and toys near the front entrance. I also love all the pretty notecard collections all throughout the store. I will certainly be back and not just on my lunch break.
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September 2019 by Patricia Heckel
Free parking, quiet Classical radio station, helpful staff, large selection of greeting cards, peaceful place and books.
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April 2019 by Suzan Benet
Fabulous.
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October 2017 by Aimee B.
5 stars out of 5 for: -What an inviting place! As soon as you stepped in you are welcomed by the smell of books and more books. -Staff (former journalist) knew her stuff & very friendly. -Adored their inventory system which still uses the old way fo checking books out from the library (remember those lined beige card stock where you had to sign your name and the sate you borrowed / return the book?) -They still carry CliffsNotes (two full shelved of 'em!).
