About Bookstores

In July, people in cities and towns across the country will head out on scavenger hunts to find Waldo during a month-long series of events spearheaded by their local independent booksellers. The stores are all participants in “Find Waldo Local,” a campaign sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA that aims to spur local shopping while celebrating Waldo’s 25th anniversary.

Following three months of decline, April retail sales at bookstores increased by 3.8 percent compared to April 2011, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

Sandmeyer’s celebrates 30 years; Copperfield’s on the move; Phoenix holds grand opening; The Bookery Nook gets mobbed

Village Books co-owners and avid travelers Chuck and Dee Robinson organized a literary tour abroad for customers — and after returning just last month— are already thinking about planning next year’s trip.

Strand celebrates 85 years; Books on the Square marks 20;  Journey of Life reopens; R.J. Julia search for new owner continues

Last June, when Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine purchased the landmark Washington D.C. bookstore Politics and Prose, they were determined to adhere to the goals of the store’s founders while making the changes necessary to thrive in an industry in flux.

A May 11 fire in downtown Mariposa, California, destroyed an entire block of seven businesses, including Gary and Reva Colliver’s Windows on the World – Books & Art.

Kepler’s launches fundraising campaign; Edgartown under new ownership; Brookline Booksmith recognized; Doylestown Bookshop changes hands; Bob’s Beach Books, Boulder, and Tattered talk self-published authors

Bringing booksellers’ “salesmanship” to the next level will be the focus of the ABA Day of Education session “Putting the ‘Sell’ in Bookseller.”

The Women’s National Book Association has announced the winners of this year’s WNBA Pannell Awards, given annually since 1983 to two bookstores that excel in contributing to their communities to bring books and young people together.