Fall looks beautiful on The Yankee Bookshop! 🍁📚 Did you know that this literary treasure is Vermont’s oldest continuously operated independent bookshop? Founded back in 1935, they’ve been serving their Woodstock community ever since. Have you ever been? . Photo courtesy of @yankeebookshop
Congratulations to Harvey’s Tales, who celebrated their Grand Opening over the weekend! 📚🐶🎉 Named in honor of the family’s beloved Bernese Mountain dog, Harvey, and housed in a beautiful downtown building, Geneva, IL’s new indie bookstore offers a thoughtful selection of general interest books, a café, and a community space with patio seating, free WiFi, and even a giant Scrabble game on the wall. ✨ . On their bookstore’s website, owners Roxanne and Chuck Osborne share that their “vision for Harvey’s Tales is to create a welcoming environment that inspires the community to come together to learn, explore, escape and relax through books and other diversions.” . Photos courtesy of @harveystales
In October, you can't beat a visit to Wicked Good Books, the amazing (and beautiful) indie bookstore in Salem, MA. 📚🧙🏾♀️🎃 Have you visited this literary haunt, book witches? . Photo courtesy of @wickedgoodbooks
Happy 51st anniversary to Green Apple Books & Music! 🎉🍏📚 Founded back in 1967, this indie bookstore is a legend in their San Francisco community and beyond. ✨ . Today and tomorrow, join them in celebrating at their Clement location! There will be a store-wide discount, prize wheel, and more—check their social media pages for details. ✨ . Photo courtesy of @greenapplebooks
Can you see the indie bookstore through the leaves? 👀🍂🍁🍂 It's lovely Bridgeside Books in Waterbury, VT! This delightful local bookstore offers a touch of everything, from books for adults and children, to gifts, cards, and stationery. And of course, their town boasts some pretty unbeatable foliage in the fall. ✨ . Photo courtesy of @bridgesidebooks
We’re so pleased to share that ✨25✨ new member independent bookstores opened in the third quarter (July-September) of this year. That’s about 2 new bookstores per week! 😍📚 Additionally, 6 member stores were sold and welcomed new owners. . Congratulations to each new member and owner, and to the communities who are enjoying these wonderful new independent bookstores! . For the full list of openings and ownership changes, check out the most recent issue of Bookselling This Week on the ABA website, BookWeb.org. . Photos of new stores courtesy of @brainlairbooks @chsbookmobile @muddywaterbooks @leavesbooktea @epiloguebooks @caprichosbooks @houseofbooksandgames @aeonbooks
Wednesday wisdom, courtesy of Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, NY. 🍁🎃 . Photo courtesy of @buffalostreetbooks
Independent bookstores can transform a community. 💫 There are countless examples of this heartwarming truth, but today we’re shining a light on Anchorage, Alaska’s newest community space: The Writer’s Block Bookstore and Cafe. 📚✨ . When they heard that a local performing and visual arts nonprofit was closing, Vered Mares and Teeka Ballas, Kathy McCue, and Dawnell Smith came together to build a new hub for art and literature in Anchorage. . In their search for a space, they discovered a location that was previously a pornography shop associated with sex trafficking and drug dealing. . They came together with the neighborhood and transformed the space through a series of art programs and dialogue. What was once a place of stigma is now a The Writer’s Block, a hub of literature, food, and community events. . Said Mares, who is the majority owner, “We’ve been told regularly that this is a very valuable addition to the community and it’s rather heartwarming.” . You can read the full story, titled “The Writer’s Block Brings a Community Space to Anchorage,” in ABA’s weekly news source, Bookselling This Week, available on BookWeb.org. . Photo courtesy of @thewritersblockalaska
