A little background

If you've ever caught a movie at The Senator or ducked in the Starbucks across the street for a quick beverage, you've probably gone right by the store without even noticing.

"It really surprises me that we're not busier," store manager Sara Roberson says. "We sell really great books, we have a great location, free parking. But there are so many people that don't know we're here."

While Daedalus Books has been around for more than 25 years, starting out as a wholesaler, then branching out into retail, the Baltimore location wasn't opened until January 2006.

Both this store and the Columbia location sell overstock books, but Roberson explains that "we try to choose the books very carefully for literary value ... you can come in and find Catcher in the Rye."

Clientele

Daedalus tends to bring in all kinds of people, Roberson says, including college students and families. "We get everybody. There's a bus stop out front, so we also get people who wouldn't normally stop by, waiting for their connections."

Popular sections

Roberson names the children's and fiction sections as their big sellers. "Although, they're also our biggest sections, so that probably has something to do with it," she says with a laugh. She also points out that their reference and foreign language sections have gained in popularity lately.

Events

While the store hasn't hammered out their final holiday event schedule yet, there are plenty of things to look forward to in the short term, including the return of Heidi, who took a hiatus over the summer. "Heidi comes in every Monday. She reads a few stories, and then she brings out the guitar and plays for the kids," Roberson explains.

The store also hosts a jazz ensemble from Towson High School every Friday, and will take part in a mystery panel at the Govans branch of the Enoch Pratt library on Oct. 11.