A Quiet Opening In Lake Wobegon Country

Radio megastar Garrison Keillor’s new independent bookstore in St. Paul quietly opened its doors this week, and Keillor has laid out some lofty goals for it to live up to. “In a move to distinguish his shop from the national behemoths, he and his staff are placing special focus on local and regional authors and poetry endorsed by Keillor… Works by St. Paul native son F. Scott Fitzgerald fill an entire shelf.” Still, indies have had a rough run in St. Paul recently, and Keillor’s star power may be all that stands between the new store and a similar fate.