Independent Bookstore Day will be held all over the country in May
Independent bookstores are asking you to come out and celebrate your nearest store this weekend.
Independent Bookstore Day will be held on May 2 this year after the success of last year鈥檚 California Bookstore Day, which saw indie stores from the state holding special celebrations. As we previously reported, the American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher said of California Bookstore Day, 鈥淲e hope to learn from their experience and determine if there is logical progression to a national bookstore day.鈥澛�
It turns out there apparently is. This year, the celebration is going national.听
According to the website, 400 bookstores from all over the country are participating and the celebration will include merchandise like tea towels with quotes from author Sherman Alexie and Nora Ephron, a onesie with the words 鈥淕uess How Much I Love To Read鈥� written on聽 it, and more, according to industry newsletter .听
Just about every store has something different planned. Bridgeside Books of Waterbury, Vt. will be going with a tea theme for the day 鈥淎 Tea Party to celebrate OUR independence!鈥� staff wrote on the store鈥檚 page. 鈥淭he 1st nationwide celebration of Independent Bookstores! Serving teas from Vermont Liberty Tea in vintage tea cups; homemade scones and cakes; and books featuring tea!"聽
Meanwhile, are working together on activities, including offering patrons a page from an unpublished story by writer Stuart Dybek.听 Each Chicago-area story will be giving away a different page of the story, so to see the whole thing readers (or their friends) need to visit all the stores.
And the is sponsoring a bike tour of the city鈥檚 bookstores that will take place that day.
