- 2025 Aug 15
Kansas Bookshop Faces the Fire
Monstera’s Books in Overland Park suffered smoke, water, and fire damage due to a blaze spreading from the restaurant next door.
California Shop Reopens After AC Trouble
Best Bookstore in Palm Springs has relocated after weeks of air conditioning issues.
A New Bookshop for Pennsylvania
Wandering Soul will open in downtown Sharon next week.
- 2025 Aug 14
Romantasy Bookshop Comes to California
The Velvet Bookshop has opened in downtown Petaluma.
S.C. Bookshop Seeks Support to Relocate
As the Page Turns in Greenville County has launched a GoFundMe to help with moving costs.
Bookshop-Cafe to Land in N.Y.
Protagonist Books and Coffee will open in Ithaca after Labor Day.
Georgia Pop-Up Readies Storefront
Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop will open its first permanent location in Decatur this fall.
- 2025 Aug 13
More Than Just a Bookstore
Opus, the publishing wing of Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., allows authors to self-publish their own work.
BAM Expands Florida Presence
Books-A-Million opened a new location on Merritt Island earlier this month.
Pop-Up Bookshop Comes to Texas
Top Shelf Bookstore has opened in Lake Jackson, which has been without a bookshop since 2016.
Texas Shop Reopens as Literary Center
Booked Up in Archer City recently reopened as the Larry McMurtry Literary Center.
- 2025 Aug 12
Nebraska Bookshop Faces the Storm
Chapters Books and Gifts in Seward sustained significant damage last weekend due to severe weather.
South Dakota Bookshop Gets New Owners
A trans couple has taken over Outside of a Dog in Vermillion after the state’s anti-trans laws forced its previous owners to move away.
- 2025 Aug 11
Minneapolis Bookshop Relocates
Eat My Words will celebrate the grand opening of its new location in the historic Telephone Building this weekend.
- 2025 Aug 08
B&N Descends on NorCal
Barnes & Noble will open a new location in Napa, sparking debate over the impact on local bookshops.
California Town Gets a Bookstore
BK Bookstore & More opened in Ceres last week and is the town’s only bookshop.
Miami’s Newest Romance Bookshop
Steamy Lit will open in Miami Springs this winter.
Queer Bookshop to Land in Ohio
The Little Gay Bookstore will open in Columbus next month.
- 2025 Aug 07
Indie Bookshop Comes to California
Scrawl, Scribble & Smirch Bookshop opened last week in downtown Gustine.
Mobile Bookshop Rolls Through Tennessee
Gallatin-based Prose & Pine Books hits up local markets, festivals, and neighborhood events across the state.
B&N to Open in New Jersey
Barnes & Noble will return to Clark next week after closing its doors in June 2022.
- 2025 Aug 06
Children’s Bookshop Comes to Florida
The Story Garden has opened in St. Petersburg.
Long Island Town Gets First Bookshop
Northport Books, which opened last month, is the first local bookshop in the Northport area.
Maryland Bookshop Supports Immigrants
People’s Book in Takoma Park has donated proceeds from lobbyists’ purchase of a GOP senator’s book to a local immigrant rights group.
- 2025 Aug 04
Cafe-Bookshop to Launch in Ohio
Swell is opening in Cincinnati later this summer, and will serve as space for drinks, books, performances, and art.
Pennsylvania Bookshop to Shutter
On the Third Day in Pottstown is closing after 18 years under its current ownership.
- 2025 Aug 01
Horror Bookstore Relocates
San Antonio’s Ghoulish Books opened its new storefront in the city’s historic district on July 30.
- 2025 Jul 31
NYC Bookstore vs. Townhouse
Left Bank Books in the West Village is contending with a disruptive multimillion-dollar makeover of its neighboring townhouse, courtesy of the Soros family.
Georgia Bookshop Adds Coffee to the Menu
Little Shop of Stories in Decatur is expanding its bookstore space to include a new coffee shop.
New Bookstore Flies into Texas
Mockingbird Books has opened in Katy.
L.A. Bookshop Hosts Book Drive
Skylight Books has teamed up with Altadena Girls on a back-to-school book drive for girls impacted by the Eaton fire.
Miami Bookshop Only Sells En Español
Revistas y Periódicos has been open for 35 years and exclusively offers books, newspapers, and magazines in Spanish.
- 2025 Jul 30
Love Is in the Air in West Virginia
Miss Willa’s Bookshop, which is dedicated to the romance genre, opened in Charles Town last weekend.
- 2025 Jul 29
Books and Records Unite in Vermont
Antidote Books and Records is slated to open in Washington Square next month.
Family-Owned Bookshop Comes to Ohio
Dragonfly Bookshop will open in Hilliard this fall.
- 2025 Jul 28
Mother-Daughter Duo Opens Texas Bookshop
The Plot Twist, a bookstore-boutique fusion, opened in Midland last week.
New Bookstore Lands in New York
Literally Books is the first bookstore to open in New Paltz’s Water Street Market in more than 25 years.
Bookshop Soft Launches in Pennsylvania
The Raven’s End in Oil City had its trial run this past weekend and is slated to officially open in August.
- 2025 Jul 25
Florida Bookshop Navigates Tariffs
Back in the Day Books in Dunedin is planning how to adjust its business model once Trump’s new tariffs go into effect this August.
Wisconsin’s Latest Romance Bookshop
Thirst, an all-romance bookstore, opened in Milwaukee this past May.
Missouri Bookshop’s Next Chapter
Instead of closing upon its owners retirement, Willa’s Books and Vinyl in Kansas City, one of the state’s oldest-operating Black-owned bookstores, will serve as a public archive and the new headquarters for the Kansas City Defender.
- 2025 Jul 24
Barnes & Noble Is Coming to Maryland
B&N will open its first location in Carroll County next week.
Yoga Studio-Bookshop Lands in Kansas
Walli’s Wellness opened in downtown Mission last week.
- 2025 Jul 23
Black-Owned Bookshop in NYC May Shutter
Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center in Harlem is at the risk of closing due to rising costs.
Indie Bookshop Opens in North Carolina
Huzzah Books celebrated its grand opening in Boone earlier this month.
Ohio’s Newest Bookshop
Snapdragon Books and Gifts is slated to open in Green Township this weekend.
- 2025 Jul 22
Bookshop to Land in South Carolina
Emry’s Bookshop is slated to open on Hilton Head Island in August.
- 2025 Jul 21
Bookshop-Cafe Combo to Open in N.Y.
The LGBTQ-owned Protagonist Books & Coffee will open this September in Dryden.
Mobile Bookshop Rolls Through Kentucky
The Ownesboro-based Poppy Alan Book Boutique is making its way across Daviess County this summer.
Russian Bookshop Fined for LGBTQ+ Books
A Moscow court has fined the bookstore Falalster and its owner for disseminating LGBTQ+ “propaganda,” including titles by C.S. Pacat and Adam Silvera.
- 2025 Jul 18
Mobile Bookshop Hits the Road in Maine
Novella Books is the state’s first mobile romance bookstore.
Christian Bookshop Sues in Colorado
Born Again Used Books in Colorado Springs has filed a federal lawsuit pushing back against recent legislation that expanded protections for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
- 2025 Jul 17
Torched Va. Bookshop Rises From Ashes
After burning down last fall, Friends to Lovers has opened a new location, also in Old Town Alexandria.
Basement Bookshop Burrows into Wisconsin
Augie’s Books has opened in a Madison basement in honor of Paul’s Bookstore, another local business that recently closed.
B&N Teams with University of Washington
Barnes & Noble and University Bookstore have opened a joint shop in Seattle’s University District.
Arkansas Bookshop Owner Dies
Tributes have been rolling in after Leah Jordan, co-owner of Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville, died on July 14.
- 2025 Jul 16
Black-Owned Bookshop to Reopen in N.C.
Liberation Station, a Black-owned children’s bookstore, will return to Raleigh on Juneteenth 2026.
Bookshop to Launch in Illinois
The Book Loft will open in Oak Park next month.
Bookstore-Cafe Combo Comes to Virginia
Daydrift, a cafe, market, and bookstore, is slated to open this summer in Arlington’s Crystal City neighborhood.
Georgia Bookshop Has a New Owner
Elizabeth Webber has taken over Newnan Book Co. in Newnan following the previous owner’s retirement.
- 2025 Jul 15
Indianapolis Bookstore to Shutter
Dream Palace Books & Coffee is set to close at the end of July.
Oregon’s Newest Bookshop
Oliver Books has opened in Prineville.
Arkansas Bookshop Goes Digital
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has closed its brick-and-mortar bookshop and is moving to an online-only model this month.
- 2025 Jul 14
S.C. Bookshop Supports Texas Post-Floods
Charleston’s Sweeter Than Fiction is gathering donations, friendship bracelets, and letters for victims of the Camp Mystic flooding in Kerr County.
Eastern Iowa’s First Mobile Bookstore
Solon-based Currently Booked sells donated books as it rolls through the state.
Black-Owned Bookshop to Land in Illinois
Zora’s Place will be Evanston’s first Black-owned bookshop once it opens in September.
- 2025 Jul 11
Romance Bookshop to Land in Iowa
Shelf Love DSM is opening in Des Moines later this month, and will be the city’s first romance bookshop.
Black-Owned Bookshop to Shutter in K.C.
Willa’s Books & Vinyl, Kansas City’s oldest Black-owned bookstore, is closing this weekend as its owner heads into retirement.
Children’s Bookshop Comes to N.C.
Dad Suggests Books has opened in Fayetteville.
Arizona’s Newest Bookstore
The Scribbled Hollow pop-up has opened a brick-and-mortar location in Glendale.
Ohio Bookshop Closes After 50 Years
Appletree Books has shuttered in Cleveland Heights due to its owner retiring.
Romance Bookstore Opens in Seattle
Lovestruck in Seattle, the city’s only romance bookstore, is hosting its grand opening this weekend.
- 2025 Jul 10
Spotlight on the U.S.’s Oldest Bookshop
Andover Bookstore in Andover, Mass., opened in 1809 and is the country’s oldest indie bookstore.
Russian Bookshop Faces Propaganda Case
A St. Petersburg court announced a case against the bookstore Subscription Editions on charges of “LGBTQ+ propaganda.”
- 2025 Jul 09
Bookshop Soft Launches in Washington
Page & Pine held its soft opening in Puyallup last week.
- 2025 Jul 08
Indie Bookshop to Open in Ohio
Bound by Books is slated to open in Columbus in the coming months.
Atlanta Nonprofit to Launch Bookstore
Literary nonprofit Lostintheletters is opening its first brick-and-mortar space in Candler Park.
Indiana Home Transforms Into Bookshop
A couple has renovated their historic home in Carmel into Stella House Books, opening next spring.
- 2025 Jul 07
Bay Area Bookshop to Shutter
Half Price Books is closing in downtown Berkeley after 20 years.
Romance Bookstore Lands in California
Mystic Box has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Huntington Beach.
N.Y. Bookshop Temporarily Closes
Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs has shuttered due to recent flooding.
Arizona’s Newest Bookstore
Beyond Words Bookshop opened in East Valley this past weekend.
Minnesota Bookshop Is Born Again
Good News Bookstore in Fairmont will begin a new chapter as Goodnews Collective, a faith-centered shop operated by Action169.
- 2025 Jul 03
Oregon’s Salon-Bookshop Combo
The Black-owned B3: Beauty, Beverages, and Books in Salem offers haircuts, used books, and non-alcoholic refreshments.
N.Y. Indie Bookshop Cultivates Community
Vanishing Ink Books in Hastings-on-Hudson opened this past May and regularly hosts community events with local businesses.
New Oregon Bookstore Makes a Splash
Octopus Bookshop opened in downtown Kennebunk last month.
B&N to Open Location in New Hampshire
Barnes & Noble will open a new store in Keene on July 9.
- 2025 Jul 02
Indie Bookshop to Land in Tennessee
Haven Booksellers will host its grand opening in Kingsport later this month.
Colorado Bookshop’s New Owner
Christopher Green is the new owner of Bookworm of Edwards in Eagle County.
- 2025 Jul 01
Fundraiser for South Dakota Bookshop
After the owners of Outside of a Dog Books and Games in Sioux Falls announced they were selling the store and leaving the state due to its anti-trans laws, a trans couple launched a fundraiser to buy the store.
Former Lawyer Buys Denver Bookshop
The Bookies, which has been open for half a century, has been bought by Kristin Gulling.
Bookshop-Gallery to Land in Illinois
The Diana is set to open in Winchester this August and will specialize in books, artwork, and social events.
- 2025 Jun 30
Bookshop’s Pride Display Targeted
Pink Couch Books in Wilmette, Ill., has faced harassment due to its storefront window’s Pride display.
Indie Bookstore to Open in California
Scrawl, Scribble & Smirch Bookshop is set to open in downtown Gustine later this summer.
New Bookshop Coming to New York
The Sparkle Bookstore will open in Sparkill in mid July.
Texas Indie Hosts Grand Opening
The Chapter Bookstore recently celebrated its grand opening in Lufkin.
- 2025 Jun 27
Local Newspaper Saves Missouri Bookshop
The Kansas City Defender has campaigned to keep open the state’s oldest Black-owned bookshop, Willa’s Books & Vinyl in Kansas City.
Manhattan Bookshop Seeks More Books
Bluestockings Cooperative on the Lower East Side is raising money to buy more books.
Bookshop-Wine Bar Combo Comes to N.C.
Bound & Vine, a new indie bookshop and wine bar, will open in Fayetteville later this year.
Second S.F. Bookshop Axes Harry Potter
Fabulosa Books in the Castro has stopped selling books by J.K. Rowling, following in the footsteps of fellow San Francisco bookseller Booksmith.