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

Jenna Kirchner has opened Element of Fun Books & Toys [6] in Rochester, New York.

Bogan Books [7] in Fort Kent, Maine, is scheduled to open on September 12 [7].

The Macdonald family and team.

Bronx River Books [8] is slated to hold its soft opening [9] in Scarsdale, New York, in September. A formal grand opening is scheduled for this October.

Macdonald Book Shop [10] will celebrate 90 years in business in Estes Park, Colorado, on Thursday, September 13.

Abraham Lincoln Bookshop [11] in Chicago, Illinois, will celebrate its 85th birthday this year.

Judith Kissner of Cambridge, Minnesota’s Scout and Morgan Books [12] has won the first annual Midwest Independent Booksellers Association Bookseller of the Year Award [13].

The Ivy Bookshop [14] and Greedy Reads [15] were named in a Baltimore Sun [16] article about thriving indie bookstores in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Appalachian [17] featured Foggy Pine Books [18] in Boone, North Carolina, for its selection of local books, community engagement, and resident cats.

Her Bookshop [19] in Nashville, Tennessee, has changed its name to The Bookshop. Owner Joelle Herr explained on Facebook [20] that the inclusion of “Her,” a play on her last name, created confusion among customers about the audience for the store.

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