Nan's Pre-Owned Books in Grover Beach, Calif., has reopened as Nan's Books & Crystals following a brief closure, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.
The bookstore, which sells predominantly used titles along with some new books, now has a sizable inventory of rocks and crystals. Owner Kassi Dee, who has collected rocks and crystals for years, decided to expand her store's focus after learning that the Halcyon Store in San Luis Obispo County was going out of business. In early June, she reached out to the retiring owners and offered to buy their inventory.
Dee told the Tribune that she thought books and crystals went quite well together, explaining: "When you're an avid reader, you read and read and read, and when you're an avid believer in the energy and metaphysical aspects of crystals, you really believe in it and get crystals for everything." She added that the store has already proven popular with "rock hounds" after reopening on June 10.
Dee's grandmother Nan Fowler originally opened the store in Arroyo Grande, Calif., in 1987. In 2001, it moved to its current home at 1328 West Grand Ave. in Grover Beach. Dee took ownership of the store in 2020.