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October 2024 by chelsea russell
Love a good book store!
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September 2024 by Robin Sprouse
I was surprised and delighted to find so many good books in this quaint local bookstore in the middle of a bustling tourist attraction. I made a day trip from Nags Head to Duck and Corolla, and spotted this bookstore. To my amazement, it had lots of recent and current best sellers as well as historical and classic reads.
I was most excited about a book on the Romanovs and Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution, as I had just finished another book on the Romanovs two days before. They had all of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels and the cover of Tender is the Night that I’ve been searching for. I grabbed a couple Greek mythology books, Arabian Nights, and The Yellow Wallpaper as well. There were a couple other books I wish I’d bought.
They also have cute cat/book totes in case you can’t carry all the books you buy.
I’m admiring my Beach Book haul now. It was a success! Thank you, Beach Books!
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August 2024 by Charleigh Seifert
I look forward to coming here every year! I love it so much, they always have the books I am looking for, and the service is impeccable! 10/10 recommend!!!
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July 2024 by Reed
Perfect little bookstore to find something to read at the beach. Great selection and very friendly staff
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November 2023 by Barbara H
Wow, great bookstore!!
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November 2023 by Keisha Lewis
I got all of the books I wanted and a few on my TBR. The owner was nice enough to reach out to his wife and ask her questions for me regarding Freida McFadden. He even looked for authors that I am interested in to see if his distributor had their books. My friend and I were so excited and pleasantly surprised because we missed this bookstore last year. I look forward to visiting Beach Books next year.
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September 2023 by Jake Spaans
Good store, selection was a bit lacking though.
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July 2023 by Kari West
I go to this shopping mall every time I go to Corolla. It was my first time stopping at this little book store on my most recent trip. The store blew all expectations anyone could have from a small book store. They had a huge selection of books from every genre of books. I did not expect them to carry manga but they did. Totally worth the visit and I would 100% visit again!
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July 2023 by Maude B.
The owners showed little patience with my 5 yer old granddaughter who was choosing a book with her father and while doing so she explored their children's selection. The owner was upset because she felt my granddaughter looked at too many books and used one that had buttons with a battery she was worried about being ldrained. . Our GD began reading this summer and we ask her to read a page or two of a book to determine if she could read it all. We always buy the entire family (6 adults and 2 kids) new books on OBX vacations. But we usually shop in Duck. We were ready to purchase any book she liked. My son reports that the two owners were very unkind and asked them to leave if they weren't buying anything. Our GD ended up in tears about how they treated her and she was crying out in front of the shop. I take her to Barnes and Noble and several independent book stores we visit regularly and she has never shown any behavior that should have for her evicted. When I called the owner she explained that she knew we weren't going to buy anything. Clairvoyant perhaps? It could be that this is a lovely bookstore and the owners are lovely too. But they clearly don't wish to have children in the shop who might look at their books.... And they seem comfortable with confronting a child and asking them to leave. For these reasons alone they don't deserve to have the community purchasing from them. There are other just lovely shops that read to kids, let their books be touched and looked over. You are down there on vacation, spent a ton of money on a rental, dragged yourselves to Corolla to look for books and then your 5 year old brand new reader is in tears. Shame on you !!! Get rid of the children's section if you can't find the trust in your heart to accommodate purchasers in that age group. We come down every summer (24 years now) and will do all our book shopping in Duck. Others should too. Nothing special here other that two seemingly cross individuals who don't want their books looked at by kids or adults.
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June 2023 by Laura Kneeland
A wonderful little bookstore with something for everyone. The owner is helpful and friendly. Lovely, peaceful store that I now plan to visit every time I'm in Corolla. Can't wait to start my new beach read!
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November 2022 by Rachel Schneider
I was blown away by their selection! For a smaller book store I went back 3 times during my trip to OBX because I couldn’t get enough! They had every book I have been interested in within the last year and more! My new favorite place in the outer banks!
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September 2022 by Dan J.
This is a family-owned bookstore tucked into the Timbuk II shopping center. I believe the husband-and-wife team hand-selects books for their inventory resulting in an eclectic and very interesting selection despite the small size of their store. There's plenty of material for your own reading and for gifts. I've always supported "bricks and mortar" bookstores - a sadly dying breed - but this one is a special place worth the time, even if you're in your "happy place" on a much-needed vacation!
