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

Mother-daughter duo Marissa and Roseann Backlin will open Love’s Sweet Arrow [7] romance bookstore in the Chicago area in June.

A look inside Loyalty Bookstore.

Caprichos Books [8] in Bel Air, Maryland, is one of the inaugural tenants in the Armory Marketplace [9].

Loyalty Bookstore [10] is now open in Washington, D.C.

Peter Albertelli will be taking over as owner of BookTowne [11] in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Andersons [12], a bookstore in Larchmont, New York, was reported to be thriving “after adding space for community gatherings [13].”

Gulf of Maine Books [14] in Brunswick, Maine, will celebrate its 40th birthday [15] on February 23.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers [16] in San Francisco, California, will celebrate co-founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th birthday [17] throughout the month of March. A full list of events can be found here [18].

Old Town Books [19] was recognized for being a “cozy community nook [20]” in Alexandria, Virginia.

Books Are Magic [21] owners Emma Straub and Michael Fusco-Straub were featured in a video called “How to Run a Neighborhood Bookstore [22].”

Main Street Books [23] in Mansfield, Ohio, was featured in an article titled “More than a bookstore: Main Street Books offers variety of events for all ages [24].”

WJLA reported on the blind date with a book [25] program at Curious Iguana [26] in Frederick, Maryland.

The Daily Trojan featured the article “The Black Cat: Eso Won Books allows me to reconnect to my roots [27],” about Los Angeles’ Eso Won Books [28].

ABC’s list of five best bookstores to check out in Philadelphia [29] included Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books [30] and Head House Books [31].

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