Quail Ridge Books hosted a grand opening last weekend in its new location in the North Hills area of Raleigh, N.C. Grand is the right word: the beautifully designed 9,000-square-foot bookstore has a newly built second story and balcony overlooking the main floor. The store incorporates some items from its longtime home in the Ridgewood Shopping Center, including the many signed photographs of visiting authors that had been displayed in the bathrooms.
Above: the opening party. Below (l.) the new storefront; (r.) story hour in the children's department.