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Welcome to Hidden Gems Bookstore
"The Smallest Bookstore still contains More IDEAS OF WORTH than have been presented in the Entire History of Television" Andrew Ross
Hidden Gems Bookstore:
'Treasures For Your Mind'
We are a gently used bookstore but do carry a variety of new books (as mentioned below and listed on the book list section); as well as locally made greeting cards; postcards; and bookmarks, etc.
We have new store signs by Spectrum Sign Works that you
need to check out-have put on Facebook page-
spectacular.
July 2022: New Books into the store:
The Shuswap Country-travelogues of Erskine Burnett and
edited by Jim Cooperman.
The Ballad of Shuswap Joe by Will Johnson and
illustrated by Ronan Redel.
Changing Into Me by Lori Krause.
Remember--Starting July 1st, 2022 is the New Bylaw to
eliminate plastic bags, so it is BYOBag--stores will have
alternate bags to sell (our bag with our logo is a $1.00) or
bring your own.
May 2022: New Books into the Store:
Jim Cooperman brought in 10 more Everything Shuswap
and they are going fast.
-Jan Arden's If I Knew Then-Finding Wisdom in Failure and
Power in Aging. She will also be one of the
headliners at the 30th Roots and Blues in
Salmon Arm Aug 18th-21st 2022.
Grant Lawrence's Return to Solitude; Michelle Good's Five
Little Indians; Kelly Randall Ricketts' One Inch From Disaster;
Suzanne Simard's Finding the Mother Tree; Peter Wohlleben
Forest Walking and Heartbeat of Trees; Barrie Sanford's
Tales of the KVR-Remembered; Eric Brighton's Lost
Kootenays-History in Pictures; Terry Gainer's 2nd book
When Trains Ruled the Kootenays; Daniel Wood's Tales
of BC; Royal BC Museum Mushrooms of BC; and we bring
in a variety of Richard Wagamese Books and others.
Books: We welcome people to keep bringing their books in for Credit; we carry a variety of new and used books. We also bring special books into the store: The beautifully illustrated 'Princess Bride'; Nancy Tillman books and the latest popular authors. If you don't see what you are looking for ask us and we can order it in for you.
Thank you to all the customers who have reviewed our business on 'google my business': wonderful kind words-we appreciate your support, suggestions and business.
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You can order by calling us and providing a credit card number on all our Local, BC and Other Canadian Authors Books that we highlight on our website. We also sell and mail out books we have in the store, but are not listed. When you hit the book button tab listed above, you will see further information.
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For those readers interested in sharing their love of books with others, we offer a Credit & Buy Options.
Check it out under the SERVICES tab at the top of the page.
**** Gift Certificates Available*******
STORE HOURS:
TUESDAY-SATURDAY: 10 AM-4:00 PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and Holidays
STORE LOCATION:
We can be found at 331 (D) Alexander St NE,
Downtown Salmon Arm, Right Beside the Shuswap Pie Company
250-833-0011
Opened July 2009.
Hidden Gems Bookstore now has a Facebook Page and a Fan Base has already started.