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Plot Twist Bookstore opens in Iowa; Sunrise Books coming to North Carolina; Indie bookstore headed for downtown Winston-Salem; Politics & Prose walking tours showcase historic D.C.

This installment of “What’s in a Name?” looks at how Northern California’s DIESEL, A Bookstore got its unusual name.

Alsace Walentine, former author events coordinator at Malaprop’s, provides an update on her plans to open a bookstore in St. Petersburg, Florida.

East City Bookshop to open April 30; April 13 ribbon-cutting for Copperfield’s Novato location; Baltimore to welcome new bookstore/café; The Bookstore marks 40 years under owner Matthew Tannenbaum

Since the 2010 launch of Google’s Business View, a number of indie booksellers have opted to have the interiors of their stores photographed to produce virtual tours that allow anyone to visit their businesses from the comfort of their own homes. 

For the ninth year in a row, Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts is sharing “pocket poems” with customers in celebration of National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day.

Bookselling This Week’s new series “What’s in a Name?” looks at the story behind the name of New Orleans’ Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop.

Horton’s Books & Gifts marks 125 years; Briar Patch owner to pass the torch; An Unlikely Story wins design awards; Afterwords Books hosts Route 66 info stop

In April, Nashville’s Parnassus Books will host its fourth readers’ retreat at the Rivendell Writers Colony in Sewanee, Tennessee. This spring also brings with it the introduction of a new bookmobile and the beginning of the store’s expansion project.

Following a Skype consultation with author and brand-building expert Martin Lindstrom, the staff at Avid Bookshop made changes in the interior and exterior of the store that have resulted in a boost in sales and many compliments from customers. 

The indie bookstore renaissance has been the subject of widespread media coverage, including 10 stories since the start of 2016 in news outlets as varied as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Hartford Courant, and the Seattle and New York Times.

The oral history project StoryCorps is looking to collect stories from booksellers across the country who feel bookselling is their calling, who are passionate about books and readers and are committed to literacy in their communities.

BEA to debut new networking tools for attendees; NBCC award winners announced; Inaugural Walter Awards for diverse YA presented; James Patterson to launch BookShots

Grand Rapids to welcome Books & Mortar; Dog Eared Books to open second store; New location, business model for BookSmart; Once Upon a Storybook to celebrate chapter two; Kirkus showcases Green Apple Books

Staff at Inklings Bookshop is asking the bookselling community to help raise money for their coworker Mimi Applebaum’s heart transplant by donating signed books and other items for an auction to take place on Independent Bookstore Day.