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February 2024 by Steve Rioux
Excellent customer service. I had a book ordered, and received, that I was not able to get elsewhere. Merci!
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February 2024 by Ayşe Rumeysa Mohammed
Wonderful local book store. They have a variety of diverse book collections. Lovely staff. Very active on social media and responsive to their clients.
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January 2024 by Matthew Charlton
Lisa's shop is first class run by a first class human who cares about books and the people that read them. I introduced a young man to the shop who is very interested in Lenin and his writing and Lisa sent him home with enough Lenin to cover 13 square kilometres. Please support local! Please support independent book stores in Ottawa!
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January 2024 by Jamie France
The store is very cozy and lovely. The owner and staff are great and will go out of their way to take care of your needs and make you feel welcome to have stopped by.
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January 2024 by Michael Ieradi
Wonderful store.
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December 2023 by Lealem Abebe
Really helpful staff, excellent selection of books and lots diverse options.
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December 2023 by Brayden Raymond
First local store that I found Paris Marx's new book "Road to Nowhere" on the shelf. Great to see them stocking left wing Canadian authors. Also a noticeably great selection covering political topics I am interested in, and lately a great selection to educate on Palestine. Not the closest shop to me but whenever I am in the Glebe I try to stop by and see if there's anything to impulse buy.
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December 2023 by Fatima Hamade
I appreciate their diverse selection of books about Palestine. I am no longer supporting indigo and am happy to purchase from an independent bookstore. Happy reading ???
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September 2023 by Alex S
A very cozy small bookstore that carries great books, particularly in the international relations section. There is also a great selection of international fiction in the back.
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August 2023 by S Spat
A very cute smaller bookstore with a great kids section. However, the selection wasn't huge and the prices are what you would find at most other places.Shop local!
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August 2023 by Karla Zuñiga
Great independent bookstore, with a good selection of books. Staff is extremely knowledgeable and happy to help you get what you are looking for.
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June 2023 by E
When the owner is in a bad mood she sure knows how to make it known even to her customers. I had an unpleasant interaction with her outside her shop, she approached me and my baby and I opened the conversation with a playful question (one mom to another) and she interrupted by saying “I dont know what you are talking about - this is my store yeah” and walked away angrily. I was hoping to cheer her up as she got out of her car visibly upset but I guess she wasn’t in the mood to talk.Understandably we are all human, however taking a breath to be in the moment may result in more enjoyable days than flustered and forgetful ones.I hope someone makes you smile today.
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June 2023 by Michaela K
Octopus Books is a small but cute place to pick up some books in the Glebe! They have a lot of local authors, Indigenous authors, and I find their assortment of books pretty book and oddly endearing. The prices are a little bit higher compared to some other stores and the selection isn’t super large, but they’re definitely a really cool spot to hit up! Plus, using a gift card/certificate is seamless - a great gift for a reader in your life!
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May 2023 by James C
One of my favourite bookstores in Ottawa. Although small, it has a great selection of books for all ages. A local gem in the Glebe.
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May 2023 by Gregoire Baribeau
Never been inside, but I called them today looking for a book. They didn't have a copy but found another store that did have one. So nice of them to take the time to do that.
