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

Arts & Letters Bookstore [6] is now open in Granbury, Texas.

A new Half Price Books [7] location in Mishawaka, Indiana, held its grand opening last week [8].

Wishing Tree Books [9] in Spokane, Washington, is set to open [10] later this month.

Odyssey Bookstore [11] is set to open [12] in Ithaca, New York, early next year.

DIESEL, A Bookstore [13] will be returning to Del Mar Highlands Town Center in California [14].

Moe’s Books [15] in Berkeley, California, celebrated 60 years in business [16] on October 12.

Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore [17] in Berkeley, California, celebrated its 15th birthday [18] last week.

A storm in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, October 20, caused Interabang Books [19]’ storefront to suffer major damage [20].

27th Letter [21] in Detroit, Michigan, won $100,000 in startup funds to open a storefront in the city through this year’s Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest [22].

{pages} a bookstore [23] in Manhattan Beach, California, won the Shop MB award as part of the Best of Manhattan Beach Awards [24].

Muddy Water Bookstore [25] in Navasota, Texas, was nominated for the Independent Small Business of the Year Award [26].

Raven Book Store [27] in Lawrence, Kansas, wrote a letter to Jeff Bezos [28].

The Frugal Frigate [29] in Redlands, California, unveiled a new logo [30].

Patti Smith stopped by [31] Inkwood Books [32] in Haddonfield, New Jersey, for an impromptu signing of her newest book, Year of the Monkey.

Actor Richard Thomas called McNally Jackson [33] in New York City “the very model of a modern major bookstore [34].”

News Watch 12 spoke with Laura Lowry of Mind Chimes Bookshop [35] in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, in a segment called “New bookstore owner hopes shop will be a place for discovery [36].”

Magers & Quinn [37] was featured in a guide to shopping in uptown Minneapolis, Minnesota [38].

Women & Children First [39] in Chicago, Illinois, was featured in a news segment on ABC7 Chicago titled “Andersonville community takes stand against anti-transgender stickers targeting Women & Children’s First Bookstore [40].”

2 Dandelion Bookshop [41] co-owners Jeanne Blazo and Jeri Kay Thomas were profiled in the article “‘Best Friends’ Open Bookshop in Downtown Brighton. [42]”

Politics and Prose [43], Duende District [44], Loyalty Bookstore [45] were featured on a list of five Washington, D.C, bookstores with hilarious Twitter accounts [46].

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