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Around Indies [4]
- By Emily Behnke [5]
Here’s what’s happening in the world of indie bookstores this week:
Morland Books [6] opened on Small Business Saturday in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Bravo’s Book Nook [7] is now open in the lobby of the Off-Broadway Player’s Theater in New York City.
Still North Books & Bar [8] in Hanover, New Hampshire, will host its soft opening this week [9].
Matt Berger and Jenni Marchisotta have purchased [10] Mysterious Galaxy [11] and will move its location to San Diego’s Midway District.
Papercuts J.P. [12] in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, plans to move to a larger location [13] next year.
Inkwood Books [14] in East Haddonfield, New Jersey, is set to move to a larger space next year [15].
Word After Word [16] in Truckee, California, plans to move this spring [17].
The Associated Press reported that indie booksellers are persevering [18] despite Amazon and rising costs. The article featured quotes from Pete Mulvihill of Green Apple Books [19], Christine Onorati of WORD Bookstores [20], Chris Morrow of Northshire Bookstore [21], Jenny Cohen of Waucoma Bookstore [22], and Bradley Graham of Politics and Prose [23].
Sandpiper Books [24] in Torrance, California, was awarded Best Bookstore in Best of Torrance 2019 [25]. The store is also collecting blankets for the homeless in the community.
Atlanta Magazine named FoxTale Book Shoppe [26] in Woodstock, Georgia, “Best Neighborhood Bookstore [27]” for the second time.
Volumes Bookstore [28] in Chicago was featured in an article called “Are bookstores back? [29]”
Norwich Bookstore [30] was featured in an article called “Norwich Bookstore’s query brings a children’s classic back into print [31].”
WGN Radio reported that Anderson’s Bookshop [32] in Illinois “has found success as a local, independent bookstore and pillar of the community [33].”
Booksellers at McNally Jackson [34] in New York City have voted to unionize [35].
Gibson’s Bookstore [36] in Concord, New Hampshire, was featured in an article called “For your gift list: Books with a New Hampshire accent [37].”
Nowhere Bookshop [38] owner Jenny Lawson has asked San Antonians to help her choose books for the store [39].
People’s Books & Culture [40] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was featured in an article called “Get books delivered by bike to your door [41].”
Alabama’s Page and Palette [42] and The Haunted Book Shop [43] offered up some bookish gift ideas [44].
Green Apple Books [19] in San Francisco, California, was featured in an article called “Our World in Brief [45].”
The Wild Detectives [46] in Dallas, Texas, was featured in an article called “Wild Detectives pokes fun at book nerds in new book ‘Reading Quirks’ [47]”
27th Letter Books [48] in Detroit, Michigan, appeared in the news segment “Inside an Adorable Pop-Up Bookshop on Detroit’s East Side, 27th Letter Books [49].”
WFUV [50] talked with Otto Penzler, owner of New York City’s The Mysterious Bookshop [51].
Mountain Xpress [52] highlighted a number of indie bookstores in Western North Carolina.
Several booksellers in California recommended books for the Orange County Register [53].
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