We know, we know, chain stores, blah blah blah. But if the chain thing were a real issue, then you, dear readers, would not have chosen Barnes and Noble as Tucson's Best New Bookstore. Again. So whether you're looking for a great book about real zombies (
The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis), the culture of nighttime (
At Day's Close by A. Roger Ekirch) or the Werewolves of London (
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon), or your taste runs to a brand new techno-thriller for the 21st century (
Spook Country by William Gibson) or a real-live horror story (
Down by the River by Tucson's own Charles Bowden), then Barnes and Noble is the place to go.
Runners up:
2. Borders, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., 584-0111; 4235 N. Oracle Road, 292-1331; www.borders.com
3. Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave., 792-3715, www.antigonebooks.com