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Around Indies [5]
- By Emily Behnke [6]
Here’s what’s happening in the world of indie bookstores this week:
High Five Books [7] is opening this fall in Florence, Massachusetts.
Commonplace Reader [8] in Yardley, Pennsylvania, will open on August 10.
Women & Children First [9] in Chicago will celebrate its 40th anniversary on August 24 with a neighborhood block party [10].
Norwich Bookstore [11] in Norwich, Vermont, is celebrating 25 years in business.
Michelle Haring of Cupboard Maker Books [12] in Enola, Pennsylvania, won the 2019 Steffie Walker Bookseller of the Year Award [13] from the Romance Writers of America.
Half Price Books [14] in San Antonio, Texas, was named best bookstore [15] by the San Antonio Current.
Audrey Parks of New Dominion Bookshop [16] in Charlottesville, Virginia, created a sign inspired by Good Night Moon that encourages customers to come and take advantage of the store’s extended summer hours.
Bookshop Santa Cruz [17] in Santa Cruz, California, has launched a Bookshop Caucus, which will highlight books written by this election’s presidential candidates [18]. This program is one part of the store’s year-long programming effort 2020 Vision [19], which uses reading recommendations, author events, and community partnerships to look back on where we have been as a country, shine a light on our current affairs, and look ahead to 2020 and beyond.
Book Suey [20] in Hamtramck, Michigan, was featured in an article titled “Cooperative bookstore launches in Hamtramck, Michigan [21].”
Birchbark Books & Native Arts [22] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was featured in an article called “Where to Find Native American Culture and a Good Read [23].”
Book Riot published virtual tours [24] of Second Star to the Right [25] in Denver, Colorado, and The Last Bookstore [26] in Los Angeles, California.
Binnacle Books [27] in Beacon, New York, was featured in an article titled “Binnacle Books: The Near-Sacred Experience of the Independent Bookstore [28].”
Hennessey & Ingalls [29] in Los Angeles, California, was featured in an article on “What’s selling at California’s biggest design bookstore? [30]”
Harbor Books [31] in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, was featured in an article called “Breaking Bookstore News: Old Saybrook’s Harbor Books is Still Open [32].”
The New York Times [33] wrote about how Sarah McNally of New York City’s McNally Jackson Books [34] spends her Sundays.
Changing Hands [35], with locations in Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona, was featured in a piece on how indie bookstores are faring in the era of e-commerce [36].
Bookmarks [37] in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will present its 15th annual Festival of Books & Authors [38] on September 5–8.
Share your news in Around Indies! E-mail [email protected] [39] with photos and details of what’s new at your store, whether it’s opening for business, moving to a new location, expanding, changing ownership, hosting a special event, or celebrating a milestone anniversary.