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Highland Books

4.8Google rating(143 reviews)
Highland Books

Known For

Staff-curated shelves in a brick room that rewards slow browsing

Highland Books stocks its exposed brick shelves with the kind of range that makes a local favorite out of anyone who spends thirty minutes browsing — bright, airy, and stocked by people who clearly read what they sell. The charming storefront in Brevard is the right door into a very good bookshop.

🕐Best time to visit: Rainy afternoons when leaving feels genuinely difficult

36 W Main St, Brevard, NC 28712, USA

Our Take

Highland Books has the bright, charming-storefront energy of an independent bookshop that clearly buys books the way a good friend recommends them — with genuine taste and real knowledge of the shelves. It's a satisfying and unhurried find that earns its place as a Brevard highlight.

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36 W Main St, Brevard, NC 28712, USA

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