1. Books are magical//Brooklyn, new york.
Michael fusco Stroub and Emma straub are in their shop.
David Rand/Books have magic.
Taking photos in front of the fascinating murals of Books is Magic has become a necessary ceremony for any bibliophile who has set foot in the cobblestone mountain community in Brooklyn. This equally charming store belongs to Emma Stroub, author of The Vacationer, and her husband Michael fusco-straub, who live nearby with their children. The couple decided to open a bookstore behind BookCourt, a long-term independent bookstore nearby. straub's family still frequented it, and it was closed on 20 16. "A community without independent bookstores is like a body without a heart," she wrote at the time. "So we are building a new heart."
2. Panacas Book Company//Nashville, Tennessee
Ann patchett, the author of Dutch House and Commonwealth, and Karen Hayes, a former sales representative of Random House, founded Panacas Book Company in 20 1 1. Besides books, this shop also has a piano and five dogs: Opie, Lavinia, Marlee, Barnabus and Sparky.
3. Bel Canto//Long Beach, California
Patchett also inspired the creation of another bookstore: Belfer Bookstore, which was opened by the poet Jho Anna Berve after hearing patchett talk about her work in the book sales industry. Named after Bacchus's novel Bel Canto, this store started as a pop-up store and book club in 20 18. By the end of 20 19, Berve quit his daily job as a hotel manager and found a bel canto bookstore in a more permanent home. A small business group called Huanchat. Each month's feature edition revolves around a theme, focusing on the works of underrepresented voices.
4. Book Stand and Starting Point//Evanston, Illinois
Near Northwest University is Bookends &; Beginnings was founded by journalist and non-fiction writer Nina Barrett on 20 14. Barrett recently opened a second location, just a few steps away from the first location, which helps fill Barnes &; The gap left by the closure of Noble in May 2020. Book stand &; Beginnings offers an impressive series of children's books in four languages-thanks to Barrett's husband's expertise in international children's literature-and more mainstream products for adults. According to the store's website, customers think this is an "underground bar for books".
5. Crowe Bookstore//Lawrence, Kansas
Since the establishment of 1987, Crow Bookstore has been the mainstay of Lawrence, and the poet Danny Kane took over as the boss on 20 17. Some things have changed: the bookstore moved to a new and bigger location on 202 1. Nothing else: at the beginning of its establishment, this store specialized in storing mysterious items, and there are still a large number of mysterious items in stock today. Earlier this year, Kane lent money to seven employees so that each of them could buy a 7% stake in the store from him. Kane, who owns 565,438+0% shares, is still the major shareholder (and general manager), but he is also training the next generation of independent bookstore owners.
6. An unlikely story//plain, Massachusetts.
Jeff Kinney, the author of Diaries of Cowardly Children, named his bookstore "An Unlikely Story", partly because he realized his unexpected career: he didn't intend to write stories about children. The name also implies the unlikely story of the website itself. It started as a popular19th century comprehensive store, and later evolved into a drugstore, a teahouse and so on. Kinne and his wife Julie * * * shared an unlikely story. They both kept the space multifunctional-there is also a coffee shop and the whole second floor where you can book community activities.
7. Colorado town ie books// crown butter
In 2022, mcdowell novelist and researcher Arvin Ramgoolam and his wife Danica opened Townie Books on 20 1 1 after the second-hand bookstore in Bart, Creste closed. This shop is attached to rumors. It is a coffee shop founded by the couple two years ago. This is an ideal place for those who appreciate the unparalleled combination of books and hot drinks. In daily operation, the host will never let go. "I was the one with the fourth cup of coffee, smiling and selling a book that customers didn't intend to buy in the first place," Ramgoolam told Desi Books.
8. Red Planet Books and Comics//Albuquerque, New Mexico
Li Francis IV, a cartoonist and a member of Laguna Pueblo, had a wonderful time when he took the lead in holding the first indigenous cartoon festival on 20 16. He told New Mexico Magazine that he "wanted to create a space where we could continue to hold parties all year round". So the next year, he and some collaborators opened the world's first local comic book store. Red planet book company. Comics also provide many other types of books by native American authors.
9. Duane District//Washington, D.C.
At present, Red Planet has opened a mobile bookstore, pop-up shop, in Dundee District, and two other branches in Washington, D.C.-Dundee District provides new versions in English and Spanish.
10. Violet Valley Bookstore in Shui Gu, Mississippi.
In order to write her books Lesbians in the South: Southern Feminists, Women's Printing Movement and Queer Literary Classics, Jamie Huck studied queer writers and activists, who set up publishing companies and bookstores to amplify their voices for seven years. What she learned inspired her to continue working and opened her own shop on 20 17, bringing "feminist, queer and multicultural books" to Shuigu town and the whole south.
1 1. Nowhere Bookstore//San Antonio, Texas
Peeping at crows (or ravens? ) and sea monsters (or dragons? )。
Wu Chu Bookstore
Jenny Lawson is famous for her blog Blog and her memoir Crazy Happiness. She named her bookstore "Nowhere Bookstore" because "when you get lost in a good book, you will feel that way." Lawson and her team have also come up with a particularly interesting way to help you find the next wonderful reading-their "book dating" plan, in which you can only rely on the type of books and some sparse descriptions (such as "If you like the list" and "interesting cemetery").
12. Birch Bark Book Company. Native Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Louise Erdrich is the author of The Night's Watch, The Round House and other novels. A member of Kippewa Kameyama Band; There are also birch bark books &; The owner of local art. As the name suggests, this shop sells books-mainly native American books-and a large number of handicrafts, from feather pens and jewelry to birdhouses and dream catchers. The space is very environmentally friendly, mainly recycling or recycling materials, and it is also very friendly to children. There is a comfortable "Hobbit Cave" for children to read while their parents browse.
13. The tree of listening//Decatur, Georgia
When Omar and Kimberly Finley realized that they couldn't write all the books they wanted to see in the market, they wrote a children's book (Our own world: Start, restate that God created the world). Instead, they decided to improve the market from the inside: their bookstore The Listening Tree specializes in selling children's books featuring black people-from children's alphabet books to bestsellers for teenagers, such as Tomi Adeyemi's Sons of Blood and Bone.
14. Books and Books @ key west Studio//key west, Florida
Inside photos of Bloom and Cooper's nerd shelter.
Ralph de Palma
Mitchell Kaplan's Independent Bookstore Chain Books &; The key west branch of the book company was founded by another couple: George Cooper and Judy Bloom. It is located in a non-profit art center called "key west Studio" (technically owned by IT), and the bookstore itself is also non-profit. As for God, are you there? It's me, Margaret's author actually runs the store, and the answer is: according to her website, "it's very likely that you will find Judy behind the cashier or put the book on the shelf."
15. Uncle Bobby's coffee and books//Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In 20 17, Marc Lamont Hill, a political analyst and writer, opened Uncle Bobbie's coffee and books in Germantown community in Philadelphia, a black community with a long history, and its anti-slavery origin can be traced back to Quakers in 17 century. The name of this shop is lamont Hill's own uncle, who instilled in him the affinity for reading. As its slogan shows-"Cool people. Drawing books. Great coffee. " Uncle Bobby's coffee is as important as literature. "We want to create a place where you really like coming here," lamont Hill told Eater. "You'll get a great latte. You will get a great sweet potato pie. You will be sold to a book. Those things are very important. "
16. Animal skins book//Santa Fe, New Mexico
In 20 13, a few years after the closure of the famous jean cocteau cinema in Santa Fe, George ·RR· Martin bought the property and reopened it. It has also become a popular place for writers' activities. When piles of books signed by writers began to flood into the theater hall, Martin opened a bookstore next door. Beastly Books is named after the film Beauty and the Beast of Cocteau 1946 and the TV series Beauty and the Beast of 1980s starring Ron Perlman, and it has the same name as that written by Martin. If you want signed copies of any books on fire and ice, the Beast Book is the place to get them.