The Newton is not your typical shopping center. The recently redeveloped midcentury building in mid-town Phoenix is home to one of the city's newest shopping and dining hot spots. The Newton is home to Changing Hands Bookstore, the city's top independent bookseller. The store carries a wide selection of eclectic and unique gift items, and regularly hosts nationally acclaimed authors and artists - plus, there's a nice bar right in the bookshop. The Newton is also home to Southwest Gardener, a local home decor and gardening gift shop specializing in desert flora. When you're reading to take a shopping break, step into Southern Rail, which dishes out modern southern comfort food.