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    Prologue Bookshop

    4.7 (26 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Molly T.

    Excellent service, employee book reviews are a nice touch, and rewarding loyalty program. Great clearance deals. (Just got a book for $5!) Offers handy reusable shopping bags for purchase. Nice selection of journals, stationary, and assorted clothing, socks, stuffed animals, puzzles, and other gifts. Open late (ish!) Free bookmarks.

    Candi B.

    A nice bookshop in a cool part of town! There are plenty of restaurants around for anyone wanting to grab a bite to eat and a good book. I snagged a hardback young adult novel off Reese Witherspoons book club list for $6 so that kind of deal is hard to beat. Make sure to include this shop when looking for a bookstore in Columbus!

    Jenny H.

    A charming little bookstore located on busy and fun High street. You'll definitely be surprised by how small and compact this shop is, but I'm sure you'd be able to find what you need here. They have lots of books, including a kids corner with all the latest children's books and even some plush toys. This would be a great spot to purchase a present or a book for yourself to read. They also sell greeting cards and post cards! I was just visiting town, and found the sweetest Columbus postcard for $4. This shop has a lot of character and I love the accent wall with books that you can decorate with dry erase markers. Shop local!

    Ashley L.

    Stumbled upon this bookstore after a lovely brunch in the Short North. I was so happy to find this cozy spot! They had new releases, employee picks (always love that touch), clearance racks, and super fun extras (stickers, socks, keychains, etc). Will be back!

    Ryan S.

    Pumpkin pie sans whip cream, peanut butter sans jelly, a slice of pizza without coke-a-cola, this is what the Short North had been the past 15-20 years minus an independent bookstore--something good with something missing. Such was a giant void in the city's art's district; a literal lack of literature in the figurative neighborhood of literati; an incongruity in the bookish stacks of coffeehouses, cosmo parks, and cosmic murals that ran down beside the arches and comic revery. Until now. The void was filled by Prologue Bookshop. Opened earlier this year by a former software engineer from Cleveland, it exists in a small space inside the Dakota Building between Hubbard and First Avenue. According to various news sites, the owner desires to bring the spirit of the indy bookstores he visited in California. The place reminds me of Gramercy Books in Bexley in its size and decorative style. It has a selection that inches beyond the usual co-op front-forward titles pushed at the big boxes. I really dug the recommendation cards written by the staff hanging beneath the highlighted books (though I would suggest they print card if they can, it would be much easier to read.) They had all the genres as far as I could tell, everything from OWM, bios, culture, poetry, YA fiction. A child's section exist too. I bought a paperback of Voltaire's Candide, which was serendipitous as I am working on a project that involves Leibniz theory on evil. So that's a good sign. Interestingly, they have readings, open mic nights, and even a story time for young ones. They must move around their bookcases for these for there is a want of space in the store. They have a frequent shopper program, just sign up with email and save after a couple hundred dollars of purchases. A nice return of a needed place in this area. The Short North once had some unique, free, and funky bookstores back in the day. I thought those days were gone with the hyper gentrification glitter of these post-modern times, But it seems that things past can return, that the past is--well you know.

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    One of the cutest book stores i've ever been to in my life with an incredible selection of unique titles.

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    Great book store, i love this place. The staff is especially nice and helpful. The event here are really fun.

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    Good place to find your new adventure! Awesome bookshop.

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    Purchased one of my favorite books in my collection at this swanky little spot on high street!

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