In 1959, after reading J. A. Rogers' "100 Amazing Facts About the Negro" and "The Five Negro Presidents," Dawud Hakim set out to open a bookstore in West Philadelphia that would be a resource for the ...

Anyone who predicted independent bookstores would be done in by Amazon probably needs to think again. Last year, 256 new independent bookstores opened, the fourth year in a row the number exceeded 200 ...

When Barbara McNiff, 70, first encountered The Wandering Page bookmobile at a Wantagh block party, she was intrigued. The store included local authors and craft goods, and its atmosphere made it seem ...

Literary London has given us countless books to be thankful for—titanic works by the likes of Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, Woolf, and many more. It has also given us countless bookstores to cherish.

Getting swept up in a book is one of the best ways to spend an afternoon. Another is losing yourself in a bookstore: spending hours searching for a buzzy new release, rediscovering a beloved classic ...

A new crop of bookstores has popped recently, such as Sincerely Yours in Smyrna. They hope to offer readers community and comfort. In an era of book bans, Atlanta’s bookstores matter more than ever. A ...

The organization was founded by Kevin Johnson, former NBA player, Sacramento bookstore owner, and ex-mayor. On Aug. 6, the National Association of Black Bookstores, a member-based nonprofit ...

As if an avid reader needed another reason to go book shopping, Book Lovers Day 2025 is Saturday, Aug. 9. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to seek out your next cozy mystery, historical fiction or ...

Just as rich history lies between the lines of iconic Black literature, a rich history lies in the Black-owned bookstores dedicated to distributing the power of literature to communities. This week, ...

The first-of-its-kind collective was created to uplift Black bookstore owners and booksellers across the United States Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for ...

It's no secret. Retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble are absolute powerhouses in the book industry, yet their products leave something to be desired, something that can't be found online or even ...

Is there any better place to hide out for an afternoon than a used bookstore? Any better place to take shelter from a rainstorm? Because they’re so small, dark, and tightly packed, they’re better for ...