If this rainy, stormy weather is making your thoughts turn to a cozy book nook, you’re not the only one. Calhoun County is a great place for readers right now.
Barnes and Noble is a good choice for booklovers because some great people work here. If you need a book recommendation, ask Sarah. If you need a cafe recommendation, ask Taylor. They also sell fountain-pen friendly paper brands like Stalogy and Rhodia, which makes journaling more enjoyable.
But we have lots of choices in Calhoun County for a book and a drink. Take Anne-Marie’s Bookstore, which opened this spring. It’s located on Columbia Avenue, and has a vareity of affordable new and used books.
For reading retreat days, go to Cafe Rica or pick up a matcha from Biggby. Cafe Rica has launched its new fall drinks, by the way, and Katie has invented a new drink: the maple cinnamon cardamon latte. If you want something sweet, we highly recommend the cartago peach fresca – it has a peachy flavor with a bite of ginger.
In Marshall, you can ask Tom for a book recommendation at New Story Community Books. Then go to Serendipity & The Brew for a banana bread chai or a butterbrew (Italian soda with butterscotch and vanilla, topped with salted caramel cold foam).
Albion has two bookstores: Stirling Books and Brews and The Midnight Chapter. Stirling is known as a great place to hang out, especially when the fireplace is going. The Midnight Chapter is new in town and specializes in romance books.
