Here’s what’s happening in the world of indie bookstores this week:

The Biblio-Tech Café [5] has opened in Perry [6], New York. “Today was a dream come true,” said owner Giuseppe Gentile after the June 23 ribbon cutting. “The support and embrace from the community was overwhelming, and I was so happy to see so many smiling faces.”

Heidi and Michael Bender, owners of the brand new Split Rock Books [7] in Cold Spring, New York, wrote a piece for LitHub on “The Big Highs and Deep Lows of Opening an Independent Bookstore [8].”

Carmichael’s Bookstore [9] in Louisville, Kentucky, is adding 750 square feet by expanding into the former Heine Brothers Coffee space [10].

Emma Ramadan, co-owner of Riffraff [11] bookstore and bar in Providence, Rhode Island, appeared on RI Small Biz Fuel [12] to talk about new bookstore business models. “Bookstores are evolving — and to keep up with online, and Amazon, bookstores have to find a new way to evolve, and this trend of bookstore-bars has been cropping up the past few years,” she said.

John Evans, co-owner of DIESEL, A Bookstore [13], in Santa Monica and Larkspur, California, appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered [14] to share his top summer book recommendations.

The Book Stall [15]’s new comedy series, “The Book Stall After Dark,” is a hit [16] among Winnetka, Illinois, residents.

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