Most of our favorite bookstores are barely still standing. For some reason, when it comes to art, there’s a certain appreciation that comes with something being decrepit or unkempt, intentionally or not. We’re charmed by the yellowing pages, dusty shelves, creaky floors and that unmistakable scent of oldness, even if we’d be repulsed by all of those in any other context.

It’s weird, it doesn’t make sense, and you can still expect us to be at one of those stores tonight after work. All that to say, though, when a store like Bird’s Bookstore comes around, it stands out like a chic thumb in a sea of aging bookshops.

Opened by married couple Drew and Emily Dawson, the all-encompassing bookstore (6025 Royal Ln. Ste 207) moved into the shopping center at Preston Royal, just a few doors dow

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