The most destructive case involved Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore and Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore in Minneapolis. The building housing “the Uncles” was one of many on its section of Chicago Avenue that burned to the ground on Thursday night. On the stores’ website, the Uncles’ Elizabeth told fans that she had spoken with owner Don Blyly, who “appreciates the outpouring of support he has received from around the globe. He is currently considering various options, but will need some time to process this tragedy and loss before he is ready to make decisions.”
She emphasized that “per the local authorities, as of this morning, virtually all of the people arrested for these crimes are from out of state. Eyewitness accounts and livestreams report fires being set by young white men.”
