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

Wonderland Bookshop [7] is set to open [8] in Greensboro, North Carolina. A ribbon-cutting will be held on October 18.

Booked [9], a children’s bookstore in Evanston, Illinois, is now open [10].

Green Apple Books [11] in San Francisco, California, is celebrating 51 years of business [12] at its Clement Street location the weekend of October 13–14. The store is offering discounts and gift cards as well as a free tote bag for customers who bring in someone who has never before been to Green Apple.

Annie Bloom’s Books [13] will celebrate its 40th birthday [14] with an afternoon party featuring cake, sparkling beverages, and coffee on October 28.

Lane Jacobson of Paulina Springs Books

Lane Jacobson of Flyleaf Books [15] in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is now the owner of Paulina Springs Books [16] in Sisters, Oregon.

Lisa Matalon has been promoted to staff manager at [words] Bookstore [17] in Maplewood, New Jersey.

Creative Loafing named Tombolo Books [18] in St. Petersburg, Florida, as “Best Bookstore On-the-Go” during its Best of the Bay 2018 [19] awards ceremony.

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