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Book lovers rejoice, Barnes & Noble has arrived

Book lovers checked out Pinnacle at Turkey Creek’s new Barnes & Noble, which opened at 11334 Parkside Drive, Tuesday, Oct. 7.

“We’re so excited,” store manager James Lafferty said. “We had such an amazing crowd outside. More people than we could have ever expected.

“We’re lucky enough to have (author) Holly (Renee) here,” he said. “We’re just excited to be part of the community here in Farragut and Turkey Creek to bring more books to everybody.

The store is a little more than 1,400 square feet.

“It’s a little bit smaller than our other store (on Kingston Pike), but we’ve got a lot packed in here for everybody,” said Lafferty, who has been with the company for about six years.

“I was with the other store on Kingston Pike first, and I had the opportunity to work in a new store,” he said. “It’s an experience I hadn’t had with this company yet, so I was super excited.

“Plus, Turkey Creek, you can’t go wrong,” Lafferty said. “It’s always going to be busy here. There’s always going to be people here, so it would have been silly not to make the move.”

“In general, Barnes & Noble is growing,” B&N business development manager Amanda Goodwin said. “There is a huge demand for books, physical books. People want to read, especially in Knoxville, so when the opportunity presented itself for the whole company to start opening other stores and expanding, we were absolutely on the top of the list.

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