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

A Little Bookish [6] in Ooltewah, Tennessee, opened last week. [7]

Compass Rose Books [8] in Castine, Maine, opened earlier this month. The store plans to open a café [9] in the spring.

An inside look at A Little Bookish in Ooltewah, Tennessee.

On November 1, Washington, D.C., bookstore Upshur Street Books [10] will open the Loyalty Bookstore [11] pop-up in Silver Spring, Maryland. It will host its grand opening on November 10 in conjunction with Silver Spring’s annual tree lighting and will conclude the first week of 2019.

Symposium Books [12] in Providence, Rhode Island, has opened Symposium Books at the WaterFire Arts Center [13], a new satellite location.

Jenny Kinne will take over as owner [14] of Books & Mortar Bookstore [15] in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 1.

57th Street Books [16] in Chicago, Illinois, celebrated its 35th birthday and grand re-opening last weekend [17]. Festivities included a special story time with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

Island Books [18] in Mercer Island, Washington, will be celebrating its 45th anniversary [19] on November 3 with champagne and cake.

Annie Bloom’s Books [20] in Portland, Oregon, will celebrate its 40th birthday [21] on October 28.

Prairie Fox Books [22] in Ottawa, Illinois, hosted a retirement party for Sonny [23], the bookstore’s cat, last weekend.

Sonny's retirement party at Prairie Fox Books in Ottawa, Illinois.

San Francisco bookstores Green Apple Books [24] and Dog Eared Books [25] were two of 11 bookstores that received special grants from the city [26]. The two bookstores, along with The Booksmith [27] and City Lights Books [28], were also included in The Bold Italic’s list of five top San Francisco bookstores [29].

Sarah McNally spoke to Intelligencer on McNally Jackson [30]’s upcoming move [31]. McNally plans to announce the store’s new location in the upcoming weeks.

The Good Trade included Greenlight Bookstore [32], Women & Children First [33], Birchbark Books [34], Left Bank Books [35], and Antigone Books [36] on a list of 11 independent bookstores worldwide [37] that are stocking diverse titles.

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