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Edgemont Village · North Vancouver

Books, local art,
& a chair
to read in.

An independent bookstore & gallery, curated by hand.

A neighbourhood shop in Edgemont Village where the shelves are chosen, not stocked — new releases beside local authors, a wall of work by local artists, plus puzzles, stationery and the cards you actually want to send. Free parking behind the store.

See the staff picks The gallery wall

★★★★½  4.5 on Google · 11 reviews

Warm, colourful bookshelves filling a wall in an independent bookshop Stock photo placeholder · swap your own shopfront shot

What’s inside

A small shop that does four things well.

More than a bookstore — it’s the village’s reading room, gift counter and little gallery all under one roof.

The Books

A curated selection across fiction, kids’ and local-interest titles — with local authors given pride of place.

The Gallery

One wall is a rotating show of work by local artists. Come for a novel, leave with a neighbour’s print.

Puzzles & Games

Jigsaws and games for the long-weekend table — the rainy-day rescue the whole village relies on.

Stationery

Cards, notebooks and pens worth writing with — for the letter you keep meaning to send.

The Shelves

Chosen by hand, shelf by shelf.

A curated bookshop is the opposite of an algorithm. Someone here has read most of what’s on the shelves and arranges them so one good book leans you toward the next — the staff-pick table out front, local writers within easy reach, the children’s corner where it should be.

It’s a small room you can browse slowly. That’s the point.

A hand reaching for a book on a wooden bookshelf

Pulling a title from the shelf · stock placeholder. Swap your own photo.

Staff Picks

What we’re pressing into hands this month.

The hand-written shelf-talkers are half the reason to come in. Here’s the shape of it — the real titles would be the shop’s own current picks.

A cosy reading nook with stacked books and an armchair

On the front table

The Local Shelf

North Shore writers and BC stories — the section regulars check first. Titles to be set by the shop.

The interior of a cosy second-hand bookshop

Reader’s choice

This Week’s Novel

The one the staff can’t stop recommending. A shelf-talker, a quote, a reason. Owner to supply the title.

A stack of books on a table

For the little ones

The Kids’ Corner

Picture books and read-alouds for the village’s smallest readers. A curated stack, refreshed often.

Owner to supply — this month’s three real staff-pick titles, with the hand-written shelf-talkers. We’d swap in real covers & blurbs.

At the shop

Readings, signings & small openings.

A neighbourhood bookshop is a gathering place. Below is the kind of programme it could anchor — the real dates would be the shop’s own.

Author Reading

A Local Writer, in Person

An evening with a North Shore author — reading, conversation and signing among the shelves.

Gallery Opening

Meet the Artist

The launch of the season’s new wall — the maker on hand, the work fresh up.

For Families

Storytime & Puzzles

A weekend read-aloud in the kids’ corner, with a puzzle table set up for the afternoon.

Placeholder programme — owner to supply the shop’s real upcoming events.

“The kind of bookshop a village is lucky to keep — curated, warm, and full of things you didn’t come in for.”

★★★★½  4.5 on Google · 11 reviews

Visit

Find us in Edgemont Village.

32 Books & Gallery

Where
Edgemont Village, North Vancouver, BC · owner to confirm street address
Rating
★ 4.5 · 11 Google reviews
Parking
Free parking behind the store
Phone
Call the shop · owner to confirm number
Hours
Owner to supply