Next Chapter

Excellent little bookstore with lots of variety and staff recommendations.We enjoyed our visit very much

Lovely bookstore with great selection of fiction, nonfiction and international topics. They also have a section for local authors. The shop is beautiful and staffs are very friendly. I got some travel and nonfiction books :)

My friend and I stopped by Next Chapter when we were visiting Minneapolis this weekend, and we were really impressed! It's a good size (not as tiny as some independent bookstores) and really well stocked (there were so many books I wanted to buy). The staff were really friendly, and the store was really well organized and laid out. Just a really nice independent bookstore!

"Common Good Books has a new owner and a new name. Long-time St Paul resident and customer Nick Ballas has purchased the bookstore. We are now Next Chapter Booksellers." -from their website.This "new books" only indie bookstore is just lovely. Modern, spacious, and bright with random spots to sit to help you decide on what books to purchase. So many tables organized by topic with a plethora of choices.Friendly and helpful service from the cool employees.Quirky and cool miscellany available too. Definitely need to stop by when you're in St. Paul on Snelling!

Lots to select browse and select from. Pleasing display placements and arrangements. Lovely windows welcoming in plenty of natural light.Lack of acknowledgment or friendly greeting upon walking into shop was disappointing, as was never being acknowledged at all during the entire 1 hour+ time I was in there one recent afternoon.

This is NOT the place to go for diverse children's books. I saw a few books that had nonwhite characters but a quick Google search showed that ALL the authors were white. There was a "children of the world" book but under the U.S. page, it showed a blond white boy (smh). I mean usually there's at least ONE children's book about the civil rights or underground railroad but nadda! I was also disappointed by the very limited family/adoption book selection too, especially since MN has so many adoptee authors. (If ur interested, here's a good list: http://www.npa-mn.org/book-list.html) When I went to offer my feedback, the clerk brushed me off by saying that topic doesn't sell. I don't think that excuses the poor selection of what they do have though...just sayin. The same guy did try to help me find diverse children's books but he admitted he didn't know about that section of the store so really wasn't much help. I did like the layout of the store and it was bright with wood floors & quiet. I still left with 3 books - a children's book about cats, "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, & "A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota" edited by Sun Yung Shin. Make sure u sign up for Common Good Books' free rewards program if u end up purchasing anything here. I was very disappointed by the lack of diverse children's books & authors since I know there's so many good ones out there! I like that this is a local bookstore and so I'd choose it over others, but hope they update their selection to better reflect the changing demographics in its own backyard.

The booksellers here helped me to find exactly what I was looking for--and I was surprised at the wonderful atmosphere! I would recommend Next Chapter to just about anyone, I'm happy to say!

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So cute! The staff is super nice and the selection of books was really diverse. The books they offered were something you weren't really gonna be able to find anywhere else. There were regional books, graphic novels, a wide poetry section, and a ton of progressive kids books! I bought a book I'd never seen any where else.

How I've lived outside of Saint Paul for a year and only ever visited this store last weekend is BEYOND me. Don't make my mistake, because this place is an absolute GEM!!! It is incredibly gorgeous, spacious, tons of cozy nooks and areas to settle in and read. And their selection is top notch!