A Novel Idea Bookstore — Est. 1991
A retro photo of Cinnamon and Katherine in the bookstore

Human & Feline

The people (and cats) behind the counter

Our staff is knowledgeable, friendly and reads like crazy. Ask us anything — that's genuinely the best part of the job.

“The best booksellers are like trustworthy pushers.”

Julia Glass

Booksellers

Humans

Cinnamon Dokken with a shelf of Easton Press editions

Cinnamon Dokken

Owner

Cinnamon opened the shop in 1991 as a college senior with 2,000 books and a hot pot for making customers tea. She has been sole proprietor since 1994, has over three decades of experience buying books, and is drawn to the quirky, atypical, significant and beautiful.

Katherine Bergstrom carrying an enormous stack of books

Katherine Bergstrom

Manager — with the shop since 1994

A book lover since birth, Kat joined in 1994 and became the store's in-shop manager. If you've ever asked for something obscure at the counter and walked out holding it, there's a good chance Kat is the reason.

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Isaac Hatfield

Bookseller

Bio and favorite book coming soon — stop in and ask what they're reading, or call us at (402) 475-8663.

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Delaina Sanden

Bookseller

Bio and favorite book coming soon — stop in and ask what they're reading, or call us at (402) 475-8663.

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Izzy Sheesley

Bookseller

Bio and favorite book coming soon — stop in and ask what they're reading, or call us at (402) 475-8663.

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Feline

Charlie & Cricket

They tend to sleep in the front windows and love being pet by customers. Downstairs near the Art section you'll also find Fritz, our gargoyle, who changes outfits often — pat him for good luck.

Charlie the shop cat posing among the shelves

Charlie

Feline Staff

Charlie sleeps in the front windows, accepts petting from customers as a matter of policy, and has been photographed with more books than most of us have read. He appears regularly in the Books, Cats, Life is Good calendar and signs the handwritten notes that go into our Kids' Book Bag Care Packages.

A shop cat being held by a staff member in the bookstore

Cricket

Feline Staff

Cricket shares window duty with Charlie and continues a tradition that began in 1992 with a feral grey tabby a customer carried in off the street. Five cats have run this shop over the years. Princes, every one.