A Novel Idea Bookstore

This bookstore gem is perfect for the exploration of a good read. The ladies in the store are so helpful! I was there with my 2 kids and 2 nieces and they each had their own preferences. The patience and kindness of the store employees were so attentive. Also, love the green bags.

I wasn't expecting a bookstore as I wandered the high streets of downtown Lincoln searching for lunch but I landed in one anyway. And a very fine bookstore this is. Tightly packed stacks of paperbacks (and a few hardcovers) with nary room to put your arms out. Which I found perfectly wonderful.Very much wanting to support this sort of business, I did not have much trouble at all picking up a like-new copy of a Heinlein I already own with the intention of replacing my well worn with this one. And another Lee Child / Jack Reacher that I don't remember reading before.Cheap for the two at under $10 and so I left with my purchase knowing I was shopping local.[Review 11391 overall, 1168 of 2019.]

They have an amazing selection of books, and they have CATS, people. I went inside one day just to pet the cats that sit in the window, and I ended up spending several hours browsing the first floor and the basement. So many fascinating books and interesting subjects. And the people who work there are so kind! TL; DR: Came for the cats, stayed for the books

Iconic Lincoln bookstore...they have very friendly staff and a great selection of obscure and not so obscure books. This is a cozy place to while away an hour or so. I've never once left empty handed. The cats are a huge bonus!

It's the bookstore you would run if you ran a bookstore. Almost a moment of zen just on entering. It's a location you visit to revel in the written word and pause life a moment and just browse. You can pet the cats, and spend some quality time for yourself as you pick out what interests you.Huge selection, every topic you can imagine

I love bookstores and this one is no exception! It's like a sanctuary for your soul! So many beautiful books reasonably priced. The staff is friendly and welcoming like an old friend. They have two resident cats who are very relaxed and quite comfortable. I walked out with 6 books for $45! That's a great deal! I will be back...and bring friends!

I have been coming here for most of 20 years, and I don't even live in Lincoln any more. They have a wide selection, combining popular books with the occasional book some college student must have sold after a lit class. (There is a small foreign section featuring at least half a dozen languages; if you need your French/German/etc. fix they can set you up pretty affordably.) Be sure to visit the basement; the stairway down is lined with books and there are at least as many shelves downstairs as upstairs.The proprietors have a sense of humor (the sex, drugs, and rock and roll books are shelved next to each other) and will remember you. There's the obligatory store cat as well. They do take trade for either cash or credit against future purchases; anything they don't want can be donated to the Free box outside. Well worth a visit.

As part of my continuing quest to get to know the city of Lincoln, I noticed this little bookshop on the way back from lunch. I was greeted by the friendly ladies who run the place (I wish I could remember their names now), and offered cookies and refreshments. Their prices were nice and low, although, unfortunately, so was their selection. Well, I don't mean to judge too harshly, as they did have quite a few books packed into their shelves; perhaps I was looking for some obscure titles. But they were a little scant in authors like Card, Gibson, Hemingway or Vonnegut. I really liked the atmosphere of the place. The street level houses the fiction books, and they have a lower level that houses the non-fiction books. I really wish I would have bought something from them, but unfortunately they didn't have any of the specific books I was looking for. I will definitely be back in the near future though.

Such a welcoming environment. Cinnamon was so kind and really made my kids feel like valued customers. This is a woman place to stop. Good books and bookish gifts as well.

such a cute little shop with a great selection! the person working was very kind and helpful