photo by Jennifer Galler of The Bend Source Weekly– Roundabout staff members: from left are Christine Bell, Joey Roddy, Cassie Clemans, Jenna Brady, Sara Rishforth, Julie Swearingen and Kathy Johnson. Not pictured are Jenny Cornutt and Shay Carey.
From The Bend Source Weekly, by Jared Rasic:
To be a truly remarkable bookstore is to find an alchemical balance that can’t really be explained to someone with only a passing interest in the literary arts. Bookstores have outlasted most CD shops, video stores and video game stops and remained near-sacrosanct spaces for people to search for knowledge, enlightenment and some good old-fashioned stories.
That mercurial combination of a staff who loves and understands books, a carefully curated selection that covers a wide variety of subjects, a space that is not only comfortable and homey, but inspires long hours of exploration and discovery and also, as a bonus, supplies delectable treats and caffeinated beverages, is hard to find. Roundabout Books in Northwest Crossing not only has that exact combination, but also feels so peaceful and welcoming that it can be hard to leave sometimes.
Read the rest of the write-up on bendsource.com.
Also, congratulations to runner-up for Best Bookstore in Central Oregon, Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe in Bend.
