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

Main Street Reads [7] will hold its grand opening in Summerville [8], South Carolina, on Friday, March 1.

South Metro Neighbor [9] talked with Story on the Square [10] bookstore, which opened earlier this month in McDonough, Georgia.

Malaprop's posted to Instagram: "Sneak peak at our new PopUp in Hendersonville. Spoilers...it will be awesome."

The Center for Art and Inspiration, which houses a satellite shop of Malaprop’s Bookstore [11], has opened in Hendersonville [12], North Carolina,

EyeSeeMe African American Children’s Bookstore [13] in St. Louis, Missouri, has moved [14] to a larger location in University City.

Second Star to the Right [15] children’s bookstore in Denver, Colorado, has settled into its new home at 1545 South Pearl Street.

Snowbound Books [16] in Marquette, Michigan, is celebrating 35 years in business [17].

Booksellers Carolyn Anderson and Anthony Ceballos gave an interview about life [18] at Minneapolis’ Birchbark Books [19], one of three Native-owned independent bookstores in the country.

River Bend Bookshop [20] in Glastonbury, Connecticut, was showcased [21] by Connecticut magazine.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured Lesley Rains of City of Asylum [22] in an article titled “Bookstore manager to attend world’s oldest book fair in Germany [23].”

The Washington Post featured Jennifer Powell and Seth Marko, owners of The Book Catapult [24] in San Diego, California, in an article called “A bookstore owner was in the hospital. So his competitors came and kept his shop open [25].”

The Washington Post mentioned member stores Politics and Prose [26], Hooray for Books [27], and Old Town Books [28], among others, in an article titled “How do indie bookstore compete with Amazon? Personality — and a sense of community [29].”

McGuire.com [30] mapped the 15 best indie bookstores in San Francisco, California.

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