Selection in a book store matters. Those big stores move a lot of books, instore and online, I know, but I stroll through Indigo and feel overwhelmed and depressed by the endless rows of books I don't want to read, between the heaping piles of the same bestsellers everyone is reading this week.
Stroll through a smaller bookstore curated by staff with a close commitment to what they sell -- and mostly I find something. At least I come out engaged rather than dishearted.
This weekend is indie bookstore day. Participating stores will include you in a thousand-dollar prize draw just for buying something. You probably won't win. Just go for the pleasure of it.
