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Letterpress Books, which opened in Portland, Maine, in October 2013, is seeing business increase by the day, bolstered by good word-of-mouth, Portland’s strong Buy Local movement, and its owners’ commitment to filling the diverse needs of the local community.

Find Waldo Local 2015 begins on Wednesday, July 1, at indie bookstores and other locally owned businesses across the country. The event, sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA, has become a summer tradition.

During a 2,400-mile cross-country bicycling tour to raise money for three charities, Village Books co-owner Chuck Robinson is visiting with friends old and new, popping into bookstores, and tackling tough terrain.

2015 Andrew Carnegie fiction, nonfiction medal winners to be announced on Saturday; ReadingGroupGuides.com launches 2015 Book Group Survey; Inkshares allows stores to create their own imprints; We Need Diverse Books welcomes new members to Advisory Board, Executive Committee; 2015 New England Society in the City of New York Book Award winners announced

Antigone Books to celebrate Independents Week; Itinerant Literate profiled for unique approach to bookselling; Finally Found Books goes nonprofit 

Neil Van Uum, the owner of The Booksellers at Laurelwood and The Booksellers on Fountain Square, will open The Booksellers at Austin Landing in early September. The store is located in a new shopping development in Dayton, Ohio, and will feature a wide selection of children’s books and a café with a drive-through window.

Lambda Literary Foundation welcomes new board leadership; “The Other NBA” basketball game to benefit BookUp; First-ever Mississippi Book Festival to take place August 22

[words] Bookstore in Maplewood, New Jersey, was one of just 10 businesses in the U.S. to receive the Ruderman Best in Business Award, which spotlights businesses and employers who hire and support people with disabilities.

Village Books marks 35 years; Book Soup turns 40; Aaron’s Books celebrates first decade; Anderson’s launches fundraiser for new store; Afterwords holds grand reopening; New Jersey bookstore owners publish local history book 

Politics & Prose has been named the official bookseller for the Library of Congress National Book Festival for the second consecutive year. The 15th annual event will be held in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, September 5.

More than two years in the making, M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers is set to open this summer in Greenville, South Carolina. The shop will feature a focused inventory, robust events programming, artisan goods, and locally sourced food and beverages.

Booksellers and publishers alike are praising the Meet the Editor and Publicists Speed Dating programs held at BookExpo America this year, which provided a unique opportunity for networking.

This week, Julie Beddingfield, sister of Stefani Beddingfield, who owns Inkwood Books in Tampa, Florida, is opening the doors to a second Inkwood Books location in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Books Inc. moves to North Berkeley; The Bookstore & Handmade Marketplace opens in Ohio; BookBar marks two years; Magic Tree Bookstore changes hands; Burry Bookstore to welcome new owner

Pannell Award winners celebrated at BEA; Battle Creek Books, An Unlikely Story open; Phoenix Books Rutland welcomes minority owner; Literary Bookpost extends offerings, hours; Purple Tree Books adds coffee shop; Explore Booksellers ramps up programming