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Community Bookstore to Open Terrace Books

Next month, Community Bookstore, located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, will be opening a new store in the former Babbo’s Books. Terrace Books will function primarily as a used bookshop and will serve the neighborhood of Windsor Terrace.

Books of Wonder & SCBWI to Host Open House at BEA

Books of Wonder and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators invite all ABA member booksellers to an Open House at Books of Wonder on Tuesday, May 28, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Fourth DIESEL Set to Open in June

John Evans and Alison Reid, the owners of DIESEL, A Bookstore, will open their fourth store next month in Larkspur, California. The 2,800-square-foot bookstore, featuring knotty pine walls, a wood ceiling, a reddish cork floor, and floor-to-ceiling bookcases, will join local boutiques and artisanal cafés in the renovated Marin Country Mart open-air mall.

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St. Louis community rallies around The Book House; Mysterious Galaxy celebrates 20 years; McNally Jackson’s Goods for the Study opens; Horizon Books credits success to past expansion; Vero Beach Book Center consolidates; Five Stone Bookstore marks first anniversary; Bookstore to open in Cincinnati; BookCourt launches campaign to open upstate location

Pomegranate Books Promotes E-Book Sales at Author Events

The events calendar at Pomegranate Books, a general bookstore in Wilmington, North Carolina, is consistently filled with author readings, children’s events, lectures and workshops, community gatherings, and more. And while the bookstore stocks a wide selection of inventory, owner Kathleen Jewell is especially interested in health and healing and finding ways to promote the store’s ability to sell e-books.

Gibson’s Bookstore Expansion Underway

Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, New Hampshire, is moving into a larger location on Main Street and has plans to open in July with added inventory and a coffee shop. The new storefront has triple the amount of space (more than 10,000 square feet) for expanding popular sections, including crafts, antiques, and cookbooks.

Around Indies

Michelle Obama to appear at Politics and Prose; Jabberwocky owner to be honored; The Book House forced to relocate; Powell’s names Sontz as CEO

Around Indies

Barbara's seeks to reopen at Boston's South Station; The river's end celebrates 15 years; Page & Palette appeals to community; Boswell owner profiled

Around Indies

Blue Manatee profiled; breathe books to add café; Brilliant Books recognized

Around Indies

Northshire begins hiring for Saratoga Springs branch; Reading Frenzy Corner opens in Elk River, Minnesota; Children’s book clubs foster community spirit; Changing Hands’ Gayle Shanks offers tips for authors

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