The Next Chapter Bookstore
Helen and Jess Ward, mother and daughter, run this new-books shop on North Main, heavy on romance, fantasy, horror, and a whole wall pulled straight from BookTok. Open Wednesday through Sunday, with teen fiction that keeps up with what's actually trending.
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