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

The Bookstore [6] in Haines, Alaska, is set to open this month [7].

Book + Bottle [8] in St. Petersburg, Florida, is now open [9]. 

McNally Jackson [10] has opened its new location in downtown Brooklyn [11], New York. 

Bravo’s Book Nook [12] in New York City is now open [13]. A former member of the Book Culture staff has been hired to manage it. 

The Avid Reader [14] in Davis, California, is now under the ownership of Brett and Erin Arnold [15]. 

Papercuts JP [16] in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, has reopened in a larger space [17]. 

Copperfield’s Books’ [18] Napa, California, location will move back to the city’s downtown [19] later this summer.

Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café [20] in Asheville, North Carolina, is launching Leaning Chair Press, a publishing arm that will focus on community and regional titles as well as books that hold a specific interest in the store’s history. 

Warwick’s Book Store [21] in La Jolla, California, is partnering with United Way to launch a book drive to help San Diego families [22]. 

Danny Caine, owner of Raven Book Store [23] in Lawrence, Kansas, has published a book of poetry [24] titled El Dorado Freddy’s (Belt Publishing) [25]. 

Arya and Purry Jackson, bookstore cats of On the Side Books [26], were recently inducted into the Feline Historical Society [27].

Anderson’s Bookshop [28] in Chicago, Illinois, hosted its 18th annual Children’s Literature Breakfast [29], with special guests Annie Barrows, Raj Haldar, Louis Sachar, Tom Watson, and Christopher Eliopoulos. 

The Lit. Bar [30] was featured in an article called “Cozy up to a book at this Bronx-based black-owned bookstore [31].”

Sara Luce Look, co-owner of Decatur, Georgia’s Charis Books & More [32], was featured in a segment on WABE 90.1 FM [33].

Riverstone Books [34] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was featured in an article called “Indie bookstores cater to books and community [35].”

A Cappella Books [36] in Atlanta, Georgia, was featured in the article “Independent book stores capitalize on human element that internet doesn’t have [37].”

An event at New Jersey’s Little City Books [38] was covered by the Hoboken Patch [39].

The Open Door Bookstore and Gift Gallery [40] in Schenectady, New York, recommended titles for WAMC Northeast Public Radio [41].

Afterwords Books [42] in Edwardsville, Illinois, earned more sales in the last week of February than it had all month after sharing a social media post encouraging community customers to shop [43]. 

The Bookstore Vagabond [44], a project led by bookseller Anna Thorn, visited Loyalty Bookstores [45] in Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland. Read the write-up in Shelf Awareness [46].

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