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

Old Town Open Book [7] in Warrenton, Virginia, plans to open [8] in March.

The Lit. Bar [9] is slated to open [10] in the Bronx this month.

Silver Unicorn Bookstore [11] in Acton, Massachusetts, will host a pop-up bookstore [12] focused exclusively on romance books at Bow Market in Somerville. The shop, to be called A Whirlwind Romance, will be open February 12–18.

Women and Children First [13] in Chicago, Illinois, is celebrating its 40th anniversary [14] all year with a variety of events [15], and customers are invited to share their favorite memories of the store on social media.

A former bookseller at Belmont Books [16] in Belmont, Massachusetts, penned an article called “Reflections on book selling and book readers [17]” for The Stanford Daily.

Blue Willow Bookshop [18] was named best bookstore in Houston Press [19]’ Best of Houston 2019 roundup.

Politics & Prose [20] in Washington, D.C., made The Guardian’s list of favorite bookstores around the world [21].

For Keeps Books [22] in Atlanta, Georgia, was featured by Atlanta’s local NPR station [23].

Member stores Politics & Prose [20] and The Fountain Bookstore [24] were mentioned in an opinion piece published by The Richmond Times-Dispatch [25].

Powell’s Books [26] was featured by VOA News in a story titled “Massive Bookstore in Portland Thrives in Age of E-Books [27].”

The Windy City Times [28] talked with Bill Fletcher and Don Moss, the owners of Oak Park, Illinois’ new bookstore, Jake’s Place Books [29].

Shareable [30] highlighted bookstores participating in the NYC Books Through Bars program, including Greenlight Books [31] in Brooklyn.

From My Shelf Books & Gifts [32] co-owner Kevin Coolidge will have two of his picture books, Hobo Finds A Home [33] and Molly, the Dog with Diabetes [34], featured in the Marantz Picturebook Collection for the Study of Picturebook Art in the Reinberger Children’s Library Center at Kent State University [35].

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