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2238 Carter Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108

651-646-5506 

http://www.micawbers.com  

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2238 Carter Ave. St. Paul MN 55108

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An independent bookseller with a good general selection of new books, magazines, and newspapers








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  • Amanda Coplin

    Amanda Coplin

    By Rhena Tantisunthorn | Wed, September 12, 2012

    Read this book now. Because soon, The Orchardist (Harper) will be so overwhelmed with reviews and praise and sales records and movie deals that it will be impossible to read it without the hype interfering with the pure enjoyment of taking in an... More »

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  • 2010 | BEST BOOKSTORE (NEW)

    Though both Minneapolis and St. Paul's "Most Literate Cities" standings slipped in '09, from first and third to third and seventh, respectively, it sure as hell wasn't for lack of commerce. The Twin Cities are filthy with bookstores, and we mostly give 'em the love they need. We even still patronize independently owned, neighborhood generalist shops. Granted, none has anywhere near the square footage of Barnes & Noble's regional flagship in Rosedale or new-and-used indie behemoth Magers... More »

  • 2009 | Best Bookstore (New)

    To a non-resident, the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood doesn't look quite real. It's too picturesque, too quaint, too adorable--like something out of a storybook. And there's no better place to find an actual storybook for comparison than the area's cozy little bookshop, Micawber's. The independent store takes its moniker from a Dickens character, an honest but bumbling glass-half-full type who went to debtor's prison. Luckily for us, this namesake store has managed to stay solvent.... More »

  • 2007 | BEST BOOKSTORE (NEW)

    David Copperfield's Wilkins Micawber was an eternal optimist who, like Charles Dickens's father, wound up in debtor's prison. He is thus the perfect namesake for an independent bookstore. At this point, to say that these are hard times for indie bookstores is like suggesting that something seems to be amiss with the ozone layer. Our latest local casualty was Query Booksellers, which shuttered this February. But Micawber's endures in St. Paul's comely Saint Anthony Park neighborhood. Taped to... More »

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