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Zenith Bookstore to open in Minnesota; Mesilla Book Center marks half a century; Hans Weyandt to manage Milkweed bookstore; Bookstores to celebrate National Coloring Book Day

Among the booksellers who see benefits in the Pokémon Go phenomenon is Caleb Zane of Avid Bookshop, who noted that “businesses, especially bookstores, always benefit if they promote enthusiasm, in all its forms.”

Senate confirms Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress; NEA Big Read announces new focus; Christopher Myers to launch imprint with Random House Children’s Books; Carl Lennertz named Children’s Book Council executive director; Inaugural edition of Buzz Books: Romance released; AAP survey reveals book industry net revenue of $28 billion in 2015; Malaprop’s owner discusses post-H.B. 2 decline in business; Longlist for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize announced; PEN America introduces PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers

Posman Books to open branch in Atlanta; Booked on 25th opens in Utah; San Francisco’s Booksmith to celebrate 40 years; Beaverdale Books marks a decade; Little Professor wins grant from Sisters in Crime

Sara Ornelas, a substitute teacher and mother of two, will open Blue Baboon Books, a new mobile children’s bookstore in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, July 16.

The Papercuts Anthology: What Happened Here encapsulates the magic of Papercuts J.P.’s first year in business by featuring works from many of the store’s visiting authors.

Portland, Maine, to welcome Print: A Bookstore; Talking Leaves celebrates 15th anniversary; Mystery Loves Company marks 25 years; Quail Ridge Books plans for grand reopening; Branches Books & Gifts on the move; Brookline Booksmith named Boston’s best bookstore

Dick Hermans, co-owner of Oblong Books & Music in Millerton and Rhinebeck, New York, explains the store’s geographically inspired name.

Bookstores around the country are hosting release parties on July 30 and 31 to celebrate the publication of the official script book of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II.

Sisters Bea and Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice, talk to Kat Meyer, co-chair of the upcoming Nielsen Romance Book Summit, about how they’re delighting customers by bringing the biggest e-book category back to the shelf.

Story House bookmobile to launch in Maryland; Queens Bookshop Initiative looks to pop-ups; Trident Booksellers & Café named best of Boston

Former correctional officer Marcy Taylor Rizzi’s new and used bookstore, Booked on 25th, will celebrate its grand opening on July 9 with poetry readings and a lineup of local authors.

Queens Bookshop reaches fundraising goal; Bethany Beach Books celebrates 25th anniversary; Moon Palace Books expands

Suzanne Harouff, who owns Books Unlimited, a new and used general interest bookstore in Franklin, North Carolina, will open her second store, Unlimited Books for Kids, on July 1.

John Evans, owner of Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi, explains the origins of the store’s name.