About Bookstores

The first World Book Night in the U.S. has come and gone, but the stories of thousands of givers across the country are still being chronicled on Twitter and Facebook, on blogs and in photos, and in local and national newspaper coverage.

A new bookstore opens in Naperville; Skylight joins general strike; Curious George reopens; Brookline Booksmith opens Globe Corner travel annex

In response to the growing number of self-published authors seeking shelf space at indie bookstores, savvy booksellers are establishing programs that clearly define their requirements and streamline the consignment process.

At World Book Night parties from New York to Hawaii this week givers celebrated, shared stories, and left with their carton of books to be given away on the night of April 23.  Here, in photos, is a look at some of the fun at “pickup parties” at bookstores (and one library) across the country.

Phoenix Books’ new location under construction; Skylight works with Lambda Literary book club donation program; New bookstore to occupy Common Good Books’ former space; Houston’s TeenBookCon draws a crowd; Changing Hands may open second location

Bunch of Grapes Bookstore to Move; Rizzoli opens shop at Saks Fifth Avenue; DIESEL celebrates National Poetry Month; BookHampton opens fourth store; Brewster Bookstore celebrates 30 years; Book Stall’s emotionally charged win; Learned Owl for sale; Anderson’s owner visits radio show

With less than three weeks to World Book Night, plans are well underway at indie bookstores across the country for book “pickup parties” to be held in the week leading up to the April 23 celebration.

R.J. Julia featured on ABC; Bookmans named NRF contest finalist; Queen Anne Books finds a buyer; Cash mob raids Longfellow Books; La Casa Azul to open its doors

Bryan Foster, a retired senior logistician for the United States Army, has joined forces with fellow book lover T. Charles “Chuck” Garman to open a bookstore in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Le Book Nook opens in Las Vegas; Westchester bookstore expands its niche; The Strand decorated with street art

Towne Book Center Marketing Director Kit Little has worked with Red Bubble to turn ABA’s Bookseller DIY templates into an array of “brilliant” marketing materials.

Crazy Wisdom Bookstore celebrates 30 years; [words] named best in New Jersey; The Next Chapter featured

Duck’s Cottage opens downtown location; Water Street’s Chartrand is elected selectman; Voracious Reader turns five; New Tarrytown store to offer rare books

Angelmaker: A Novel, by Nick Harkaway(Knopf, $26.95, 9780307595959) on the April 2012 Indie Next List was nominated by Hannah Johnson-Breimeier of Next Chapter Bookshop in Mequon, Wisconsin. The printed Indie Next List flier misidentifies the bookshop.

Nantucket Bookworks takes over operations of Mitchell’s Book Corner; Copperfield’s gets yarn stormed; Star Ledger reports on indie booksellers’ multifaceted approach; Atlanta InTown lists area bookstores adapting; Posman named Best Bookstore by New York Magazine