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Ernest & Hadley opens for business; McNally Jackson opens second Goods for the Study; Greenlight sets grand opening for second location; Charis Books moving to Decatur; The Lit. Bar top vendor at holiday market; Strand Book Store hosts Bernie Sanders; McIntyre’s Books raises donations for schoolchildren

Chicago Review Press acquires Parenting Press; Ingram opens NYC office; Sourcebooks’ Raccah named PW Person of the Year; GalleyCat ceases publication; Bookigee to shut down; Laura Donnini named managing director, publisher of HarperCollins Italia; New app helps Vermonters buy local; Nominations open for National Small Business Week Awards

Politics and Prose has continued to receive threatening messages since the December 4 incident at a nearby pizzeria involving a bizarre conspiracy theory, but sales and customer support have soared.

Magic City Books, a project of the nonprofit Tulsa Literary Coalition, will offer a curated book collection as well as author appearances, panel discussions, and writing workshops.

Gramercy Books opens in Columbus, Ohio; Byrd’s Books celebrates fifth anniversary; Chapter One invites customers to follow the sheep trail; Anderson’s Bookshop hosts 11 authors for NapervilleREADS; Phoenix Books’ partners with Vermont Foodbank

Requests poured in over Thanksgiving weekend after Porter Square Books sent out a simple tweet: “You there! Yes, you. You need a book. Tell us a little about yourself & we’ll find the right book.”

Chicago booksellers respond to new report on Amazon; R.J. Julia to operate Wesleyan University Bookstore; Books Are Magic coming to Brooklyn, BookCourt leaving; Stax Discount Books opens in Massachusetts; Print celebrates grand opening; Regulator marks 40 years; Ukazoo Books, MIT Press Bookshop relocate; Point Reyes Books’ owners to pass the reins; Reading Frenzy to close; Bookshop Santa Cruz takes mannequin challenge

An incident last Sunday involving a conspiracy theory and a gunman in a nearby pizzeria led to a lockdown of Washington, D.C.’s Politics & Prose.

Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, and Activist Center is presenting a workshop on strategies people can use to defuse potentially dangerous situations.

Brian Donoghue, the owner of Inquiring Minds Bookstore in Saugerties, New York, writes about his decision to mount a controversial display during the past election cycle and the unexpected outcomes.

Massachusetts’ Brookline Booksmith is featuring a new themed “bento box” full of book and gift ideas on the store's Instagram and Twitter pages each day of the holiday season.

Another Chapter opens in Oklahoma; Doors open at Print, Avid, Greenlight; The Booksmith plans grand opening for The Bindery; Ernest & Hadley Booksellers coming to Tuscaloosa; Firefly Bookstore to relocate; Flying Pig, Book Passage, The Bookloft mark anniversaries

The role of independent bookstores in connecting writers and readers as well as offering a safe place for community members with different viewpoints was underscored by authors on a Miami Book Fair panel.

A record 563 independent bookstores across all 50 states celebrated Indies First on Small Business Saturday and many reported bustling stores, enthusiastic customers, and strong sales.

Bookstores are embracing their roles as sources of information and self-expression and as a community nexus, providing books, safe spaces, and other resources in the post-election landscape.