Flyleaf Books – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Located in a shopping center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Flyleaf Books is a spacious and well-curated indie that has been offering a vast selection of new and used books for more than a decade.
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Owner Jaime Fiocco opened the shop in November 2009, at a time when Chapel Hill was in need of an independent bookstore. Since then, it has become a local favorite, boasting an impressive inventory of news and used titles and a popular calendar of author appearances, school events, and book clubs.
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New books and bookish gifts greet visitors in the front room of the large shop. Themed displays are scattered around the space, from new releases to a wealth of staff-recommended books. Shelves of general fiction and other genres line the walls, with gorgeous posters of classic book cover art sitting atop them.
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Further into the shop is a large children’s and young adult section, which leads into a room of used books. Beyond that, tucked behind closed curtains when I was visiting, is a spacious spot for in-person events – the perfect location for author talks, story hours and more.
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If you can’t make it into Flyleaf’s brick-and-mortar space, their active website includes an online store, a generous amount of book recommendations, an events calendar, and employee profiles – a nice way to further personalize the indie book shopping experience. The shop even offers an annual membership package, which provides members discounts and other perks throughout the year.
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While supporting indies through online shopping is a crucial component to their success, Flyleaf if certainly worth the trip. It’s a beautifully designed and well thought out example of a bookstore and community hub. And, while I wasn’t shopping at meal time, I was told by locals it’s surrounded by some of the best places to eat in the area.
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Flyleaf Books is located at 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Open daily.