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Nominations open for London Book Fair’s Bookstore of the Year Award; Barnes & Noble appoints Demos Parneros as COO; James Patterson names school library grant winners; Claudia Rankine named 2016 Zell Fellow

Hillary Clinton stops at Savoy Bookshop; Anderson’s Bookshops sees huge turnout for Bernie Sanders; Quail Ridge welcomes visit from ABA CEO; The Regulator Bookshop to mark 40 years; Readers’ Books to celebrate 25th anniversary; New co-owner for Kramerbooks; Afterwords Books, From My Shelf, and The Bookshelf named Indie Award quarterfinalists

Books & Books Westhampton Beach will close on November 26 after eight years in business.

Bound Booksellers is a new general interest bookstore specializing in well-bound books in a comfortable, modern space where customers can connect and find their next great read.

After more than 36 years at the helm, Chuck and Dee Robinson are selling Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham and Lynden, Washington, to three employees.

Chevalier’s Books, which was founded in 1940 as a lending library, continues to serve its Los Angeles neighborhood as a literary haven and community hub. 

Following last week’s divisive election, independent booksellers are reaching out to remind customers that their bookstores are safe, bipartisan spaces where community members can come together.

Aaron’s Books opens Of Dice & Pen; Papercuts J.P. launches Cutlass Press; Kramerbooks to expand; The Lit. Bar to pop up at Bronx holiday market; Parnassus Books celebrates five years; Reading Frenzy owner wins city council seat; Phoenix Books to launch annual food drive 

Members of the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association, including several bookstores that sell toys, celebrated Neighborhood Toy Store Day on Saturday, November 12.

Brad Johnson, the manager of the Oakland branch of DIESEL, A Bookstore has launched a community lender program to help finance his purchase of the store from Alison Reid and John Evans.

Bookshop Santa Cruz anniversary a family celebration; Cash mob to show appreciation for river’s end bookstore; Prairie Lights named best bookstore; Gottwals Books shows off new literary mural

New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein, author of Footnotes From the World’s Greatest Bookstores, will be featured on a Miami Book Fair panel about the cultural importance of independent bookstores.

Posman opens in Atlanta; Cabot Street debuts; Dog Ear and Bird in Hand to open; Ada’s Technical to expand; Skylight celebrates 20 years; Napa Bookmine promotes slow lifestyle

On November 4–6, Bookshop Santa Cruz will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a community-wide birthday celebration.

Inquiring Minds Bookstore has won its fight with town officials who attempted to force the bookstore to remove from its front window an anti-Trump banner that includes a swastika.