On August 18, Melville House will be leading a marathon reading of Christopher Morley’s The Haunted Bookshop while taking members of the literary community on a walking bookstore tour.

Village House of Books to open August 14; Northshire Saratoga to open Monday; Yellow Dog Books to replace Missouri bookstore

Last week’s “Around Indies” incorrectly stated that Skylight Books had opened a new Arts Annex. The Annex, which has existed since 2008, moved and reopened in a new space.

Lititz, Pennsylvania’s Aaron’s Books is partnering with the Linden Hall School for Girls, where it will be creating and managing a new campus store, opening August 23. 

BookBar, which opened in Denver’s arts district just two months ago, is seeing regular customers return for the books, the menu, the events, and the all-around experience of the bookstore. 

Stephanie Hochschild officially took the reins at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Illinois, on July 1, well prepared for her new role by Roberta Rubin, who guided the store to national prominence over the past 31 years.

Looking to increase revenue and bring in new customers on top of their regular, in-store business, a number of indie booksellers are turning toward business-to-business sales — large-quantity book sales to companies and organizations.

DIESEL Larkspur opens; Fireside finds a better fit; The Book House eyes move to Maplewood; Bookbound to open in Ann Arbor

Less than two weeks into a month-long celebration of Find Waldo Local, a number of participating bookstores have been featured in their local media outlets and are noticing an increase in customer traffic.

The Bennington Bookshop on Main Street in Bennington, Vermont, is celebrating its 85^th year in business and proudly calls itself the oldest independent bookshop in Vermont.