A bookstore pops up in Arkansas; new stores prep top open in Pennsylvania and Minnesota; a B&N on Long Island could get a reprieve; and more.
Dog Ear Books One-Day Popup in Russellville, Ark.; Mother and daughter Pat and Emily Young are opening a pop-up store, or what they call their “smaller sample” bookstore, on September 2 for art walk. They expect to have their “big-huge-colossal” store ready to open in November.
B&N Could Stay in Manhasset Beyond 2017: Now that plans to redevelop the property on Long Island into a medical office building have have fallen through, David Deason, v-p of development at B&N, said that the bookstore will work to extend its lease beyond the end of 2017, when it is currently set to expire.
Book-themed B&B Coming to Wilmington, N.C.: Gwenyfar Rohler, managing partner of Old Books on Front Street, is moving forward with her book themed bed-and-breakfast above the store, Top Shelf: A Literary Loft. It has distinctive touches, including an oversized Scrabble board painted on the floor. An opening party is slated for September 28; reservations are available for October 1 onward.
Milkweed Books Grand Opening on September 20: The nonprofit Minneapolis bookstore owned and operated by literary press Milkweed Editions is prepping for an early September soft opening followed by a grand opening later in the month. The bookstore’s 600 sq. ft. space was once home to a branch of the Hungry Mind, where store manager Hans Weyandt worked before becoming co-owner of St. Paul’s Micawber’s Books.
October Opening for Narberth Bookstore; Ellen Trachtenberg is planning a soft opening in mid-October for her 1,100 sq. ft. bookstore/community gathering spot in Narberth, Pa., and a grand opening on November 5. New York City’s Three Lives & Co., where she once worked, served as a model for the store, which will stock new literary titles, art, gardening, travel, and local authors.
Oakland’s A Great Good Place for Books Launches Fundraising Program: Bookstore owner Kathleen Caldwell, who has seen sales dip this summer, toyed with closing the bookstore. Instead, this weekend she’s launching a Great Good Members Program similar to sustaining memberships used by public radio and television. “We will have everything from a Kathleen's Kids Club annual membership of $50 to an Inner Circle annual membership of $500,” Caldwell said.
