Two years ago, the late Danny Agnew had a dream to open a bookstore in Liberty City, Now, on Juneteenth, his brother Phil Agnew and friend Isaiah Thomas opened Roots Bookstore.

The store was previously known as The Tome Bookstore: Coffee and Books, a cafe-style shop with clothing, according to Clark. "That was our first iteration," Clark explained.

Her bookstore has more than 50,000 books. But over the years, she’s seen a decline in customers. Mislang says she’s also felt the impact of the years-long Highway 1 closure.

Staff members at Bodacious Bookstore & Café, an independent bookstore in Pensacola, Florida, say that when they were instructed to remove LGBTQ titles from the shelves, some refused, while others ...

Bookstores with a side hustle of drinks and food isn’t new — two personal favorites include Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, New York, and The Den (part of Politics & Prose bookstore) in ...

Independent Bookstore Day was a celebration of community for the 1,600 indie bookstores across the country celebrating it with special promotions and programming.

NEWS NINE. THANKS, EMANI. AND BOOKSTORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE GRANITE STATE ARE CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY. THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION CALLS IT A NATIONAL ONE DAY ...

Evanston’s bookstores were buzzing Saturday as bibliophiles from across the Chicago area trekked across the city on an Independent Bookstore Day crawl. Bookends & Beginnings and Booked were two ...

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day by shopping local on Saturday, April 26. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Related: Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever In honor of the 12th annual Indie Bookstore Day, PEOPLE has assembled a list of our favorite indie bookstores.

The 12th annual indie bookstore sale is taking place on Saturday, April 26, and some local bookstores will offer events like “authors, live music, treats and scavenger hunts, along with ...

Independent bookstores have long been champions of community, curiosity, and culture—and on Saturday, April 26, they get their moment in the spotlight. Independent Bookstore Day, a nationwide ...