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Changing Hands owner intrigues Arizonans; Books & Books joins the Museum of Art; Latitude 33 celebrates 15 years

Here’s a photo gallery of several bookstores across the country dressed up for the holidays.

R.J. Julia’s open mic night featured in Patch; Browseabout’s Steve Crane named Rehoboth Beach’s citizen of the year

Bookmans Flagstaff reopens; Between the Covers changes hands; Book Revue’s Pitchapalooza! inspires writers

Califon Book Shop’s handmade seven-foot, rotating castle, composed of cardboard, twine, sticks, and fairy lights,  attracts holiday shoppers and leaves the town’s youngest residents in awe.

On December 1, seven staff members came together at Pegasus Downtown in Berkeley to read their own fiction and poetry to a full house.

Off the Beaten Path opens second location; Book Vault launches traveling book club; St. Mark’s in partnership with OR Books; Malaprop’s featured on UNC-TV; BookCourt’s Emma Straub rocks

Indies embrace what really matters; Narnia Children’s Books gets new name, new owners; Clark Kepler recognized for Shop Local efforts; San Fran indies in NY Times;  Video shines light on SoCal booksellers

Black Friday weekend sales results gave many indie booksellers a reason to smile. Now, following a positive start, they’re  gearing up to continue the run, with Local First efforts, special sales and unique merchandise, in-store promotions, and good old-fashioned handselling.

In just two years and despite a struggling economy, Nikki Furrer’s Pudd’nhead Books in Webster Groves, Missouri, has found the formula for success.

After months of seeing Woodstock, New York’s Golden Notebook on the market, Jacqueline Kellachan and Paul McMenemy decided to buy it. “We knew everyone was really hoping that someone would step up, and we saw it as a great thing that we could do for the community, ” said Kellachan.

Austin’s BookPeople featured in New York Times; Lonely Planet names 10 best bookstores in the world; Stories Books & Cafe celebrates two years of success

Centuries & Sleuths wins Raven Award; Snowbound Books receives GLiBA's Buy Local Grant; Bunch of Grapes Bookstore welcomes new children's buyer; Talking Leaves recognized by University at Buffalo students

North Carolina bookstores featured in Algonquin Books Blog; Savvy Sugar interviews Christin Evans

Local businesses, community organizations, and independent alliances are gearing up to celebrate America Unchained! Day on Saturday, November 20. The annual event encourages consumers to devote an entire day to shopping locally.