Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe
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315 5th St Suite 100, West Des Moines IA 50265 Hours
About Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe
Reading in Public Bookstore + Cafe is a smallish but welcoming store with a great selection of new, trending, and wide variety of books across different genres. The layout is easy to navigate and the space is filled with wonderful light from the windows. It features a little cafe with delicious drinks, including tasty lattes, and offers tasty snacks with gluten free options. The staff is super helpful, nice, and welcoming. It provides pretty good seating to stop and read or get some work done in a chill atmosphere. Many find it a recommended place to check out in the area.
Most Recent Reviews
April 2026
Gorgeous, updated interior with the utmost cleanliness! The staff was friendly and patient with every interaction. The selection of books was absolutely wonderful and there were even discounted and FREE books to be had!
January 2026
Staff were great and helped me with the menu (my first time there, and I don't often go to cafés), and the book selection was modest but interesting! Overall a super cute place!
December 2025
I got an amazing book here about robots opening a noodle shop and it has been a great time reading it. they had so many options for books and a horror section which my boyfriend was excited by because bookstores sometimes forget to separate horror from Syfy
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