Barnes and Noble's surprising turnaround
Barnes and Noble used to have cozy seating options, they got rid of them, probably for various reasons, probably because people were perusing books then putting them back on shelves. But they do that now in the cafe, I would often take a stack of books. I've been going to them more and more, especially since our independent non-profit bookstore has been doing some crazy things involving children and burlesque inspired traditions that aren't child appropriate but are otherwise fine in an adult context.