The new Barnes & Noble just opened near SouthPark Mall...and it's about time. For being an upscale mall, it was pretty depressing going into the small strip mall B&N that used to be across the street. Of course, now you have to wander your way through the streets behind the mall to find the new two-story B&N, but it's worth it.
This B&N has everything you've come to expect: books, coffee shop, and -- my favorite -- the Bargain Bin. I can't remember the last time I paid full price for a book. I have a huge collection of bargain-priced books at home just waiting for me to read. And if I ever quit working so much, maybe I'll have the time to sit down and enjoy them.
I love that B&Ns are open from 9-11 EVERY day...even on Sundays! It's a sad rarity in Charlotte to find anything to do or anyplace open early or late on Sundays, so it's a welcome change to have this bright, new place to go.
The one thing I'm sad about that I can no longer find at B&Ns nationwide are pop-out maps for cities to which I travel. I now have to buy them from Amazon.com. Sigh...