New Booksellers

Becky Anderson wins Naperville City Council seat; Barrington Books to open second location; Our Town Books employee to purchase shop; Let’s Play Books! hosts Little Free Library

A joint project of Kate Jacobs, Donna Garban, and Emmanuelle Morgen, Little City Books will open on May 2, Independent Bookstore Day, with Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer on hand to cut the ceremonial ribbon.

Sparta Books marks 50 years; Partners Village Store changes ownership; Bank Street Book Nook owner eyes mayoral seat

New Jersey to welcome Little City Books; Bank Street Book Store celebrates reopening in new location; SubText Books goes aboveground; New owners for North Carolina’s Main Street Books; Bank of Books raises funds for Literary Hall of Fame; A poetic proposal at Flyleaf

At an open house last week, customers warmly welcomed Bennington Bookshop’s new owners, Phil Lewis and Linda Foulsham. The couple bought the business from Ellen and Richard Havlak, who are retiring after 35 years at the helm of Vermont’s oldest independent bookstore.

Becky Anderson running for Naperville City Council; Teaching for Change to hand reins to Politics & Prose; Bluebird Books makes plans to expand; The Bookman has new owners; New Bo Books becomes Next Page Bookstore; A Children’s Place relocates; Women & Children First to celebrate history; Phoenix Books makes good on food drive challenge

Following its grand opening during the busy 2014 holiday season, RoscoeBooks is now looking to situate itself as a community hub. “We want people to know that we’re here and that they’re always welcome,” said owner Erika VanDam.

Booksellers to discuss future of Bay Area bookstores on City Visions; Battle Creek Books eyes March opening; Greenlight Bookstore launches second season of Book/Plate series; Green Arcade bookstore featured for unique focus

On February 8, just prior to Winter Institute 10, 25 booksellers, representing 17 prospective or established businesses, participated in the “Introduction to Bookselling” workshop presented by ABA and facilitated by Mark and Donna Paz Kaufman of the Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates.

In 2014, ABA membership grew by the largest number of new stores in a single year since the start of the Great Recession in 2008.

Phoenix Books to open third location; BookPeople of Moscow to take readers to Italy; Idaho booksellers offer favorite picks on local TV; Old Firehouse Books wins signing with Neil Gaiman; La Casa Azul Bookstore awarded $150,000 Mission Main Street Grant; Ken White to leave Books Inc.

Mustard Seed Bookstore to open in Maine; City Stacks Books and Coffee opens for business in Denver; University Book Store celebrates 115 years; Missouri’s Well Read Books relocates; Explore Booksellers’ sale approved; Vermont’s Bear Pond Books, Rivendell to merge; Quest Bookshop’s Kay Allison to retire; Point Reyes to host Geography of Hope literary conference

Three communities will be welcoming indie booksellers next year as Third Place Books, HugoBooks, and Anderson’s Bookshops each make plans to open an additional branch store. 

Everyone’s Books’ 30th anniversary benefits local shelter; Loganberry Books turns 20; Classic Lines Bookstore opens in Pittsburgh; Stone Alley Books and Collectibles to move
 

Anderson’s co-owner hosts campaign event for Sen. Durbin; Quail Ridge honors founder at 30th anniversary party; Greenlight Bookstore to celebrate five years; Mrs. Dalloway’s marks a decade in business; The Reading Bug turns five; Burton’s Bookstore welcomes new owner; [words] Bookstore window display supports Authors United; Third Street Books prepares for grand reopening; Porter Square Books shares 12 Awkward Bookseller Moments