Gibson’s Bookstore has everything you need to stay a step ahead of the game — quick study guides for loads of subjects, handmade leather journals by New Hampshire-based Earthbound and a wide selection of Molskines. JON BODELL / Insider staff
There were some nice back-to-school scores at the Steeplegate Mall, including trippy space-print Vans at Shoe Dept. Encore, a vending machine full of Proactiv face cleanser (don’t want to show up on the first day of school with zits) and a wall of wacky and cool socks at FYE. JON BODELL / Insider staff
