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

New indie bookstore Split Rock Books [5] will open in Cold Spring, New York, next month.

The Biblio-Tech Café [6] (formerly Burlingham Books), an independently owned café and bookstore, will open soon in Perry, New York.

West Side Rag [7] detailed what to expect at the new Shakespeare & Co. [8] bookstore and café on the Upper West Side in New York City, slated to open later this year.

Monkey and Dog Books [9] in Fort Worth, Texas, will open in a new, larger location in August. While still a children’s bookstore, the shop will feature books for all ages.

Amanda Bachmann and Amanda Thronson, the new owners of Prairie Pages [10] in Pierre, South Dakota, are adding games and graphic novels [11] to the store’s inventory and are planning a soft opening for the start of June.

Brace Books & More [12] in Ponca City, Oklahoma, is undergoing a renovation to update, rearrange, and redecorate the store, including a new baby blue baby corner and a new quiet corner for the store’s inspirational/bible section.

The Book Barn [13], which has four locations in Niantic, Connecticut, is celebrating 30 years in business [14] this year.

The river's end bookstore celebrates 20 years.

Over the weekend, the river’s end bookstore [15] in Oswego, New York, celebrated 20 years in business [16].

BookBar [17] in Denver, Colorado, will mark five years in business on May 26.

Sharon Ritchie, owner of Chapters Bookshop [18] in Galax, Virginia, is joining the Galax City Council on July 1. Ritchie opened Chapters Bookshop in 1996, and this month it was named one of the best book stores in southwest Virginia [19] by Virginia Living. “With a strong focus on customer service and a commitment to excellence, we believe the store’s reputation as not just a place to shop but as a gathering place for locals and travelers has helped us become a downtown Galax destination,” said Ritchie.

Dana Brigham, who is retiring from Brookline Booksmith [20] after 37 years, talked about the “magical profession” of bookselling with the Boston Globe [21].

The Shelbyville News [22] profiled Three Sisters Books [23] in Shelbyville, Indiana, which sisters Barbara Rogers, Carolyn Statler, and Mary Kay Pitts opened in 2002.

Bustle [24] highlighted genre bookshops around the world, including The Ripped Bodice [25] romance bookstore in Culver City, California, and The Drama Book Shop [26] theatre and film bookstore in New York City.

The New York Post [27] featured a number of New York City indie bookstores that are “replacing giant soulless chains,” including Books Are Magic [28] and Cafe con Libros [29] in Brooklyn, Kew & Willow Books [30] in Queens, and McNally Jackson [31], which opened a new store in Brooklyn earlier this year.

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