Across the United States, a new generation of civic leaders is reimagining how bookstores can serve their communities. In rural Mississippi, a former policy advisor returned home to open Friendly City ...

Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. “It's all so funny,” she says. “When I tell them I run ...

In 2025, 422 new bookstores opened in the United States, according to the American Booksellers Association. That number tracks with the recent explosion in Atlanta of independent bookstores that have ...

The weather’s getting warmer, which means it’s time to get your summer reading stack in order. Whether you’re craving a swoony romance, messy coming-of-age drama, or sharp, subversive queer ...

Rita Collins had a dream for her retirement: bringing books and people together all over the country. Behind the wheel of a van she’s making it happen. Credit... Supported by Visuals and Text by Ruth ...

If you’re ever feeling lost in a new city, walking into a local bookstore will help anchor you. Far more than just a place of transaction, a good bookstore can serve as a sanctuary, a community space, ...

A stack of rare books worth millions of dollars was finally returned to the heirs of New York City royalty Monday — decades after they were snatched by a mysterious bookworm, the Manhattan District ...

Small bookstores are making a huge comeback. And many Milwaukee-area book owners are using Independent Bookstore Day, Saturday, April 25, to celebrate its success. In the early 2000s, with the rise of ...

Abstract: The existing scenario witnesses a rising popularity of online shopping as opposed to physical store visits. Many people now prefer buying products online due to the widespread access to the ...

Colleen Kinneary has always been a "buy the book" person in her career. Before opening her bookstore, The Neverending Story in Babylon, Kinneary had worked at museum stores where much of her job ...

Amazon launched the Kindle Store back in November 2007 as a way to sell e-books online via its own platform. The online bookstore is operated by Amazon and is a subsection of its overall retail ...