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

CBS News reported that business is booming [9] at indie bookstores around the country.

Next City reported that black-owned bookstores in the United States, such as Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books [10] and MahoganyBooks [11], are making a comeback [12].

Kimberly Batson and Alison Frenzel are planning to open [13] Fabled Bookshop and Café [14] in Waco, Texas.

The Willow Bookstore [15] opened in Perham, Minnesota, on Small Business Saturday, November 24.

This month, Yardstick [16] bookstore and art gallery opened in Algoma, Wisconsin.

Angela Trigg opened The Haunted Bookshop [17] (formerly Bienville Books) last month in Mobile, Alabama. Trigg’s grandmother co-founded the original Haunted Bookshop in Mobile in 1941; it closed in 1991.

On November 3, children’s book and toy store Play [18] opened a new location in Chicago, Illinois.

Copperfield’s Books [19] opened its new location in Larkspur [20], California, on Friday, November 23.

An inside look at Prairie Fox Books.

The Center for Art and Inspiration, which is opening its doors in February in Hendersonville, North Carolina, will feature a Malaprop’s Bookstore [21] pop-up shop.

The Village Bookstore [22] in Pleasantville, New York, has welcomed new owner Jennifer Kohn.

Craig Harzinski and Ken Mertes took ownership [23] of Bisbee Books & Music [24] in Bisbee, Arizona, earlier this month.  

Prairie Fox Books [25] in Ottawa, Illinois, moved to a new location [26], 719 La Salle St., just in time to celebrate Small Business Saturday [27].

Galaxy Bookshop [28] in Hardwick, Vermont, is celebrating its 30th birthday this week, which will end with a party on December 1 [29].

Bards Alley [30] in Vienna, Virginia, announced on Twitter [31] that it won the Town of Vienna’s holiday window decorating contest.

Moon Palace Books [32] in Minneapolis is now hosting musical performances [33].

The holiday window display at Bards Alley.

MyNDNow interviewed Val Stadick, owner of Main Street Books [34] in Minot, North Dakota, for a piece called “Independent bookstores aren’t going away any time soon [35].”

Northshire Bookstore [36] in Manchester, Vermont, and Saratoga Springs, New York, will collaborate with Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to host their second annual book fair [37].

Publishers Weekly spoke with several ABA member stores about how they are balancing politics and business [38], including BookPeople [39], Anderson’s Books [40], Everyone’s Books [41], and more.

Forbes published a list of the best bookstores in Los Angeles, California, which included Vroman’s Bookstore [42], The Last Bookstore [43], DIESEL, A Bookstore [44], Hennessey + Ingalls [45], Book Soup [46], and Children’s Book World [47].

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