New Booksellers

Josh Niesse and Megan Bell, the owners of Underground Books, a used, rare, and antiquarian bookstore, will open Hills & Hamlets Bookshop next month in the urbanist green living community of Serenbe, in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. The new store’s inventory will be predominantly new books.

Narberth Bookshop to open in Pennsylvania; Dolphin Bookshop celebrates 70th anniversary; Small World Books marks 40 years in Venice; Branches Books & Gifts relocates; A Great Good Place launches membership program

Roundabout Books, a new general-interest bookstore opening this October in Bend, Oregon, will feature a sizeable children’s section and a café serving local beer, coffee, and snacks.

Page & Palette’s Karin Wilson elected mayor; Dog Ear Books coming to Arkansas; Bridgeside Books owner to open Bridgeside Home; Half Price Books branch arrives in Decatur

Milkweed Books, a nonprofit bookstore owned and operated by independent publisher Milkweed Editions, is nearly ready for its debut at Open Book, the nonprofit literary arts center in Minneapolis.

Belmont Books to open in Massachusetts; Successful start for Ohio’s Gathering Volumes; Bookshop Santa Cruz debuts artful reading bench; Norwich Bookstore wins Independent Spirit Award

DeAndra Beard, founder of Beyond Borders Language Learning Center, opened Bind Café and Beyond Barcodes multicultural bookstore in January to extend the center’s mission of bringing the community together through language, learning, and discussion. 

Black Dog Books opens in New Jersey; Omaha’s Bookworm marks 30 years; Pennsylvania’s Main Point Books relocates; Gulliver’s Books voted best bookstore

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. 

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.

The Santa Clara Square Marketplace, where the newest Books Inc. branch is located, held a grand opening celebration on Tuesday, July 26.

Zenith Bookstore to open in Minnesota; Mesilla Book Center marks half a century; Hans Weyandt to manage Milkweed bookstore; Bookstores to celebrate National Coloring Book Day

Posman Books to open branch in Atlanta; Booked on 25th opens in Utah; San Francisco’s Booksmith to celebrate 40 years; Beaverdale Books marks a decade; Little Professor wins grant from Sisters in Crime

The second quarter of 2016 saw 20 ABA member store openings and six sales of existing businesses to new owners.

Portland, Maine, to welcome Print: A Bookstore; Talking Leaves celebrates 15th anniversary; Mystery Loves Company marks 25 years; Quail Ridge Books plans for grand reopening; Branches Books & Gifts on the move; Brookline Booksmith named Boston’s best bookstore