New stores coming to the Triad, Brooklyn, and Billings, while a New Jersey store copes with the aftermath of a fire next door.
Sunrise Books Opening in High Point, N.C.: Angel Schroeder will open a 600-sq. ft. bookstore in the Triad area on Independent Bookstore Day, April 30. She chose the location in an up-and-coming area where a new brewpub just opened, Brown Truck.
Soon-to-Open Children’s Bookstore in Brooklyn Turns to Kickstarter: Stories, which plans to be open in time for Independent Bookstore Day, launched a fundraising campaign to cover the buildout of its space, opening inventory, and rent.
A Bookstore Grows in Billings, Mont.: After Thomas Books closed in 2012, the community came together to create a new store. The Billings Bookstore Co-op https://sites.google.com/site/billingsbookstorecoop/will open this summer.
Brier Rose Books Damaged Neighboring Fire: The 20-year-old Teaneck, N.J., bookstore suffered from smoke and water after a fire broke out in a neighboring vacant store. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Memorial for Twin Cities Bookseller Gary Shulze: Although Shulze didn’t want any “fanfare” after his death, his wife and business partner, Pat Frovarp, will hold an open house at the bookstore they owned for 14 years, Once Upon a Crime, on Sunday April 24 from 1-5pm. Donations can be made by continuing to patronize the bookstore or by sending money to Memorial Blood Centers, 737 Pelham Blvd., St. Paul, 55114.
Jane Addams Bookstore Owner Dies: Flora Faraci, who opened the bookstore in downtown Champaign, Ill., in 1984 and operated it until 2009, died on April 6. She was 77.
