Politics and Prose considers expansion to Bethesda; working at the country's only romance bookstore; Kramerbooks hires ex-White House staffer; and more.
Washington D.C. Indie Considers Expansion: After news that the city's downtown Barnes & Noble will close at the end of the year, the co-owner of Washington D.C.'s Politics and Prose bookstore said he will “definitely look at the possibility” of opening a store in Bethesda, Md.
What It's Like to Work at America's Only Exclusively Romance Bookstore: Sisters Bea and Leah Koch, who opened the The Ripped Bodice in Culver City, Calif., last year, describe their workday.
Kramerbooks Hires Ex-White House Staffer for Events: The Washington, D.C., bookstore has hired Matt Megan as the head of programming. Megan comes from the White House, where he served as an associate director of the Visitors Office.
The NCIBA Book of the Year Award Winners Announced: The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association has released a poster with the nine winners of its annual book awards.
Manhole Explosions Shatter Windows at New York's Strand Bookstore: Two manhole covers exploded in the early morning hours last Friday, shattering the store's front windows.
Virginia's Daedalus Bookshop Celebrated in Photo Essay: The Charlottesville, Va., bookstore is a labyrinthine warren of books, as displayed in this photo essay.
Israel Shutters Bookstore Suspected of Housing Bomb Factory: A bookstore in Nablus is believed to have housed a bomb-making factory used by a Hamas terror cell.
