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

Page 1 Books [6] in Evanston, Illinois, has opened a brick-and-mortar storefront.

Love’s Sweet Arrow [7] in Tinley Park, Illinois, is now open.

Fabled Bookshop & Café [8] will soon open in Waco, Texas [9].

Completely Booked [10] in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, plans to open by early September.

Avoid the Day [11], a pop-up bookstore in Rockaway Beach, New York, will be testing a storefront through July 7. The store is also hosting a fundraising campaign [12] to help raise money for a permanent storefront.

Idle Time Books in Washington, D.C., has been renamed Lost City Books [13] by new owner and operator Adam Waterreus. On buying the store, Waterreus said in a press release, “Lost City Books will remain true to the core of what Idle Time Books was — a place for the bookworm and the intellectually curious, a bookstore engaged in culture both past and present, and a place full of unique and rare books — but we also intend to update the store and to revive it as it enters the next phase of its life in this neighborhood and in this city.”

Children’s Book World [14] in Haverford, Pennsylvania, is celebrating its 30th birthday on Saturday, June 29, with a Birthday Read-A-Palooza.

The Well-Read Moose Bookstore and Café [15] in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is celebrating its fifth anniversary [16].

Gathering Volumes  [17]in Perrysburg, Ohio, celebrated its third birthday this June. 

Boston Magazine named Brookline Booksmith [18] as Best Bookstore for 2019 [19]. The bookstore also received the honor of Best Literary Series 2019 [20] for its author events program.

The New York Times mentioned McNally Jackson [21], Short Stories Bookshop & Community Hub [22], Avid Bookshop [23], and Books of Wonder [24] in an article called “Bookstores find growth as ‘anchors of authenticity [25].’”

Jamie Fiocco, ABA Board President and owner of Flyleaf Books [26] in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was featured in an article called “Interview: U.S. bookseller fears ‘domino effect’ of proposed tariffs on Chinese imports [27].”

Kris Kleindienst of Left Bank Books [28] in St. Louis, Missouri, was featured in an article called “Left Bank Books, the oldest indie bookstore in St. Louis, celebrates half a century of relevance—with the odds stacked against it [29].”

Toadstool Bookshop [30] in Peterborough, New Hampshire, was named Best Local Book Store as part of The Sentinel [31]’s 2019 Choice Awards.

LA libreria [32] was featured on a list of five Latino-run bookstores in Los Angeles [33].

PennLive.com ranked the 10 best independent bookstores [34] in central Pennsylvania, with Midtown Scholar Bookstore [35], Cupboard Maker Books [36], and Aaron’s Books [37] making the list.

Petunia’s Place [38] was mentioned on a list of the top bookstores in Fresno [39], California. 

Sankofa Video Books & Café [40] received unanimous approval for a real estate tax abatement [41] from the Washington, D.C., Council.

The Cherokee Phoenix [42] talked to Lavender’s Bleu Literacy Market [43] in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Dickens Children’s Books and Publishing [44] in Vancouver, Washington, was featured in a segment on KOIN 6 News [45].

Hoodline looked at the best bookstores in Louisville [46], Kentucky, and in Portland [47], Oregon.

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