when her local brooklyn bookstore closed, emma straub didn't want readers left without an alternativeo amazon. she opened books are magic. jenna bush hager has her story. >> you knew the place to read. >> yes. your store is titled books are magic. which could be the best name for any store ever. >> thank you. it's a lit whimsical. >> like you. >> yeah. the author of the vacationers and modern lovers is working on a fifth. last year she opened this bookstore in brooklyn. >> as long as they want to read books, they can come in. >> books are magic. >> what makes books magic is they only look like objects but they're doors. you open it up and walk right through and go somewhere else. >> straub isn't just a best selling author. she's mom to river and miles. emma and her husband michael own and operate books are magic. >> your baby, this business, is about a-year-old or a little more. what's it been like? what have you learned? >> it has been bananas. every day is busier than we thought. >> there are a lot of us who are advocates, not only for our own books but for books, period. >> there a