A husband-and-wife duo preps to open a new bookstore in Washington state; NYC's Book Culture cozies up to the NYRB; Rainy Day Books goes Scottish; and more.
Bookstore and Café to Open in Castle Rock, Wash.: Jennifer Engkraf and her husband, Brian, are planning a soft opening on June 15 for their 1,600 sq. ft. store in a former bank building, Vault Books and Brew. The bookstore will have a play area for kids. The Engkrafs plan to stock lots of kids books and want the store to be a place where children can come after school.
Book Culture Adds NYRB Classics Boutique: The New York City bookstore will soon have the largest section of the series available in any bookstore at its location at 536 112th street—at least one copy of each book in the series, 430 altogether. The new section kicks off with a party on May 17 with series editor Edwin Frank and some of the series authors and translators.
Rainy Day Books Offers Scotland Tour (June 19-July 2): The Fairway, Kans., bookstore is the latest independent to take its customers to new places literally. As for the choice of Scotland, in their promotional materials owners Vivien Jennings and Roger Doeren quote Voltaire, “We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization.”
Books on Mount Vernon Closing June 30The Glencoe, Ill., bookstore will shut down after 24 years. Owner Linda Illes said that the store’s sales were hit by a double whammy—online shopping and the loss of Writers Theatre patrons. The theatre’s move a few blocks away meant the loss of hundreds of walk-in customers for each production.
