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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences [7] will open in Leander, Texas, on August 31.

Fabled Bookshop & Café [8] is now open in Waco, Texas.

McNally Jackson  [9]announced that its new Seaport District location in New York City has soft opened [10].

DIESEL, A Bookstore [11] will open a new location in San Diego, California, this fall.

Katherine Reay posing with the Mad Libs will given to her by Saturn Booksellers.

Greedy Reads [12] in Baltimore, Maryland, will open a second location in the Remington area [13] later this year.

Tattered Cover [14] in Denver, Colorado, will open a new location in Westminster next year [15].

Book & Puppet Co. [16] opened its third location [17] in Easton, Pennsylvania, this month.

Gottwals Books [18] will be moving its Warner Robins, Georgia, flagship store to a larger location [19].

Penn Book Center [20] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is now under the ownership of Matthew Duques and Diana Bellonby [21].

The Book Worm [22] in Powder Springs, Georgia, has officially begun its transition to a co-op model [23].

Vroman’s Bookstore [24] in Pasadena, California, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this November.

Women and Children First [25] in Chicago, Illinois, celebrated its 40th anniversary [26] on Saturday, August 24.

Square Books [27] in Oxford, Mississippi, is celebrating 40 years this September [28].

The Ivy Bookshop [29] in Baltimore, Maryland, which will move to a new location next spring [30], has announced plans to fully renovate its new space.

Casa Camino Real Bookstore [31] in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is collaborating with The Border Servant Corps to host Celebrando Las Ámericas: A Family Fiesta. Donations for Libros Para El Viaje/Books for the Journey, an ongoing refugee family book drive, are being accepted.

Forbes mentioned Third Street Books [32], Hooray for Books! [33], and The Neverending Bookshop [34] in an article called “How Bookstore Romance Day Impacted Three Independent Bookstores [35].”

Rediscovered Books [36] in Boise, Idaho, was named 2019 Best Book Store [37] by the Idaho Statesman.

Florida-based Books & Books [38]’ Mitchell Kaplan was featured in an article called “Mitchell Kaplan: Bookstore guru crosses media lines via films, podcasts [39].”

Eater [40] featured the café at Lark & Owl Booksellers [41] in Georgetown, Texas.

M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers [42] in Greenville, South Carolina, was featured in an article about the store’s namesake, Mary Camilla Judson [43].

Queen Anne Book Company [44] in Seattle, Washington, was featured in an article titled “‘The little town bookshop for the town on the hill’: How Queen Anne Book Company encourages its neighborhood to look beyond itself [45].”

Wild Geese Books [46] in Franklin, Indiana, was mentioned in an article called “A story of community: How one woman’s dream transformed into Franklin’s favorite bookshop [47].”

Saturn Booksellers [48] in Gaylord, Michigan, hosted author Katherine Reay on Saturday, August 3. During the event, attendees offered words to use as part of a Mad Libs will that the store created for her to mimic the will in her book. 

Greenlight Bookstore [49], Unabridged Bookstore [50], Left Bank Books [51], The Last Bookstore [52], and Montague Bookmill [53] were named some of the eight coolest bookstores in the United States [54].

Sun Rose Words and Music [55], Words! Bookstore [56], The BookTowne Bookstore [57], and River Road Books [58] were featured on a list of 16 bookstores on the Jersey Shore [59].

BookBar [60] in Denver, Colorado, was featured among the city’s “hidden gem bookstores [61].”

Literati [62] and Nicola’s Books [63] were highlighted on a list of things to do in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before the school year starts [64].

Bookworks [65] in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was featured on a list of three top spots in Albuquerque’s North Valley [66] neighborhood.

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