I've heaped praise on the library (well, on the books from the library) so here comes the bookseller's time to shine!
Whitehorse has approximately 3 bookstores, and luckily 2 are of the independent/awesome variety.
The lone chain bookstore is a Cole's, which is an Indigo/Chapters offshoot and sell the same books as the chain. Has ok sales, decent selection but lacks any sort of 'charm' or attractiveness. Has all the allure of a Wal-mart for books.
Well-Read Books is a gem of a little bookshop. They buy and sell used books, and it has that wonderful slightly musty smell of well-loved reading materials (and maybe of brains fizzing away reading them!). Also located inside the building is a tea shop that sells pricey teas and gift baskets. You can find the unusual, possibly the rare, and the cherished here.
Mac's Fireweed Books is another jewel. In a prime location and has a great selection of magazines, almost more a cigar-store magazine shop than a bookstore! They do a lot of community support activities, and are quite generous when approached to sponsor. Always up-to-date magazines and if you are searching for a certain book, they have a downstairs that caters to special orders. They go above and beyond.
Also, the CD shop on Main Street has a pretty good selection of CD's obviously but they also have a really fantastic selection of the bizarre, the inappropriate and the pure awesome books. Keith Richard's autobiography, the 'Fail-dogs' book, 101 Kama Sutra moves done by teddy bears, oh it's all good. Trendy and fun.
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