A Year in the Life: The Silver Unicorn Bookstore Turns One

By Jessica A. Kent
March 17, 2019 

Head northwest out of Boston up the incline of Route 2, pass where Thoreau spent his two years at Walden Pond, and in the next town you’ll find The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, which celebrates its one year anniversary on March 24. The bookstore, which can be found in a growing walkable retail town center in Acton, is located in, of all places, a former car wash. And while it may still retain that boxy car wash appearance from the outside, stepping inside feels like stepping into your own living room, filled with light and books. The founder and owner is Paul Swydan, a former sportswriter who thinks very deliberately about each detail of the store and each point of contact with the community. It’s that care, and a willingness to say “yes” to new opportunities, that led Swydan to confirm that “It’s been a really good year.”

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