Overall bookstores: Magers & Quinn

May 11, 2012 at 7:27PM
Magers & Quinn offers a comprehensive selection as well as a hip hangout for bibliophiles.
Magers & Quinn offers a comprehensive selection as well as a hip hangout for bibliophiles. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Can one bookstore do it all? Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood sure comes close. New books, used books, antiquarian books, late-night hours, funky, hip, walkable neighborhood, friendly smart bookish staff and more author events than all the other bookstores in town put together. All they need is a parking lot, and they'd be gold.

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