Reading Nest, an all-ages, general-interest bookstore, has debuted as a holiday pop-up in Cedarburg, Wis., Greater Milwaukee Today reported.
The bookstore opened on November 21 inside of Valley Skin Studio & Boutique and will operate until December 21. It is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and in addition to books, Reading Nest carries gift items such as candles, puzzles, and stickers.
Owner Kristin Burkart, who opened the store with the help of her friend Annie Chivinski, has a background as a realtor and has wanted to open a bookstore for a long time. Over the past year, as her real estate business slowed, she became particularly excited about the idea, and when she learned that the owner of Valley Skin Studio wanted something in the shop over the holidays, she jumped at the chance.
Burkart figured it would be a good way to test whether a permanent, bricks-and-mortar bookstore would be viable, and so far the pop-up has been very well received.
"If I had a nickel for every time someone said, 'We need a bookstore in Cedarburg,' I'd have a silly amount of nickels," Bukart told Greater Milwaukee Today. "It's been so fun meeting new people that come in and that are just as excited and geeked out as I am about books."