From cocktails to beer, books and booze are a great complement to each other. As retail establishments in general look for ways to keep customers longer and get them to spend more money (initiatives for which booze is particularly... Read More

For most indie bookstores, stocking the bestsellers is the easy part of the job. Predicting—and stocking—the surprise hits, many from independent publishers and smaller presses, has been the bigger challenge. “You pretty much have... Read More

The Island Bookstore's Jill Sawatzki, Steve Hamilton, Tamara Tomac, and Mary Jane Barnwell on Michigan's Mackinac Island. Last month, just before the island’s season opened, a bevy of librarians from rural branches–and the two... Read More

Saturday may be the official Independent Bookstore Day, with events planned across the country in celebration of your locally owned shop, but the good news for these local booksellers is that they seem to be thriving the other 364 days... Read More

Literati Bookstore co-owner Hilary Lowe stocks shelves beneath a sign boosting small presses. Two years have passed since the owners of Literati Bookstore first opened their downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan doors in a business venture that... Read More