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02 Aug

“Cursed Child” Release Parties Bring Harry Potter Magic Back to Bookstores

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03 Aug

Revolution Books Campaign Seeks to Expand Offerings to Community

Revolution Books, a not-for-profit bookstore in New York City, aims to enhance programming and add to the store’s book collection through a crowdfunding campaign, which ends August 10.

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02 Aug

Keeping Young Readers Engaged During the Summer Months

Booksellers on the Children’s Institute panel “Stemming the Summer Slide With Summer Reading and Book Camps” discussed how to build excitement around books and keep kids reading over the vacation break.

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02 Aug

Plan for Bronx Bookstore/Wine Bar Moves to Final Round of Business Competition

Noelle Santos’ plan to open The Lit. Bar, a bookstore/wine bar in the South Bronx, has been named a finalist in the New York Public Library’s New York StartUp! Business Plan Competition. 

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27 Jul

South Carolina Calligraphy Store Expands Book Offerings

Bobbi Hahn, owner of calligraphy art and gift store By Hand, Ink in Hilton Head, South Carolina, recently expanded her store’s book offerings after moving to a larger space within the Shops at Sea Pines Center.

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27 Jul

Bookstores Use IndieCommerce’s Wish List Feature to Create Gift Registries

Two ABA member stores, Greenlight Bookstore and Politics & Prose, have repurposed IndieCommerce’s wish list feature so that customers can also use it to set up gift registries.

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26 Jul

Ci4 Panel Takes on Literacy Development for Babies and Toddlers

The ABC Children’s Institute panel “Literacy Development for Babies and Toddlers” featured three booksellers and an early childhood education specialist discussing how to help customers choose the appropriate books for children at different stages of development.

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20 Jul

Booksellers, Publishers Decode Leveled Books for Early Readers

How to use leveled book designations to guide parents and children to appropriate reading choices that are both fun and educational was the subject of a panel discussion at last month’s Children’s Institute.

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20 Jul

Daybreak Press Global Bookshop Creates Hub for Community Dialogue

Daybreak Press Global Bookshop in Minneapolis provides a safe space where people from all walks of life can safely come together to share their passions, learn from one another, and engage with complex social issues.

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15 Jul

Jacqueline Woodson on Another Brooklyn, August’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Jacqueline Woodson’s first title for adults in 20 years is “a beautiful, heart-wrenching novel of a young girl’s coming-of-age in Brooklyn,” said Nicole Yasinsky of The Booksellers at Laurelwood.

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