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Northshire Bookstore co-owner Chris Morrow, who joined the ABA Board this past May, talks about his earliest experiences with books and reading, his goals as a new Board member, and more.

Kibbitznest’s Books, Brews & Blarney to open in Chicago; Taos Book Gallery celebrates grand opening in New Mexico; Christopher’s Books marks 25 years; Radical Bookselling to document life of Moe’s Books founder

Kris Kleindienst, co-owner of Left Bank Books in St. Louis, talks about her early experiences with books and reading, how she became a bookseller, what she hopes to accomplish as a new ABA Board member, and more.

ASTRA honors Steven Aarons of Barston’s Child’s Play; Books & Books pops up in Wynwood, Florida; Eagle Harbor Book Company changes hands; Auntie’s Bookstore ownership update; Sandi Torkildson of A Room of One’s Own to retire; Novel Books celebrates five years

Alsace Walentine explains why, after much consideration, she chose a name with strong symbolic meaning for the bookstore she plans to open in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Eric Wilska looks back at his 42 years at the helm of The Bookloft as he and his wife, Ev, turn the Great Barrington, Massachusetts, mainstay over to new owner Pamela Pescosolido.

Fellow booksellers and First Amendment and civil rights advocates paid tribute this week to J. Rhett Jackson, who died on Thursday, May 26, at the age of 91.

ABFE Director Chris Finan looks back at the life of Rhett Jackson, a much-honored Southern gentleman who confounded people's expectations and always stood up for civil rights and First Amendment issues.

PBS to host panels, livestream coverage from BEA and BookCon; NetGalley blog highlights Independent Bookstore Day; B&N founder Len Riggio to retire; Bargain wholesaler Book Depot launches automation project; IPG announces POD deals with Bookmasters and Edwards Brothers Malloy

John Y. Cole named Library of Congress historian; Simon & Schuster promotes two in sales division

Dave Barry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist, newspaper columnist, and author of more than two dozen books for children and adults, will be a keynote speaker at ABA’s fourth ABC Children’s Institute.

The results of balloting by the bookstore members of the American Booksellers Association to elect four directors to serve on the ABA Board are now official.

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

Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo will present the opening keynote “Owning the Power of Stories, Harnessing the Power of Connection” at the ABC Children’s Institute in June. Here, DiCamillo talks about the influence of books and bookstores throughout her life.

Booksellers share their personal memories of Nancy Olson, founder and former owner of Quail Ridge Books & Music, who died on Sunday, March 27, at the age of 75 from kidney disease.