First -- yes, Malibu has an independent bookstore, a beautiful one, located in a cozy corner of the Country Mart.

On Sunday afternoon word spread among scores of shoppers and book lovers and for three hours, the place was mobbed.

Literally.

There were books:

And chats:

And multiple generations:

Co-owner John Evans joined the fun:

People ate free pie:

Expressed opinions:

Sorry, Gwyneth:

And the shoppers just kept on coming.