Poe would be impressed

Ashia Snow stocks a shelf at The Midnight Dreary. Snow and her mother, Misty Nardone, provide a variety of genres and can order others on request. RUSTY DURHAM

Readers are well served at Port St. Lucie’s coziest new shop

BY ELLEN GILLETTE

The Midnight Dreary holds frequent special events, such as August’s Wonka Week, being promoted here by Nardone. RUSTY DURHAM

Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven begins with these words: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore.”

Many quaint and curious volumes — in all manner of genres — are available in Port St. Lucie at a relatively new mother-and-daughter bookstore. Misty Nardone and Ashia Snow opened The Midnight Dreary in January 2025, offering readers a pleasant place to shop for book-related gifts, enjoy freshly-made baked goods, and ponder their selection of new and used books.

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