I experienced the closure of The Literary Guillotine, the small, academic bookstore, in the fall of 2019. But on the other side of the same block, there's Bad Animal[1]: not interested in the modern look and the restaurant half, they have an incredibly impressive selection of used/new books at reasonable prices - it was my go-to spot.

There's wishing the town returns to being affordable because high costs only rids places of their proper energy. Despite being in my mid-twenties, these days I, maybe foolishly, dream of living in Bonny Doon.

1. https://www.badanimalbooks.com/