Portlandia has had a lot of guest stars appear in the sketch comedy series over the years, from rock stars like Jack White to ...

After six years in the making, Zora’s Place — Evanston, IL’s first Black feminist bookstore for all ages — has become a reality for L’Oreal Thompson Payton. Following a soft opening, her dream ...

The idea for an independent bookstore had been brewing for six years, but it had been a dream deferred for L’Oreal Thompson Payton until this past June, when the vision instantly materialized as the ...

Pocket Books, which has a bookstore on the west side of Lancaster city, has opened a second store downtown. The new Pocket Books on Prince takes a spot at 23 N. Prince St. that was most recently ...

New Yorkers just might find something scarier than a rent increase inside a new offbeat storefront. The Twisted Spine, the Big Apple’s first horror-focused bookstore, opened in Brooklyn this month, ...

Semicolon Books in Chicago is so much more than just a bookstore. Here's why it's one of 2025's Nicest Places in America. “When people come together, we can write better stories,” says Danielle Moore, ...

"Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really." debuts at UWL with a fresh take on the classic Bram Stoker novel.

'There's nothing else like this,' one of the owners said of the new Brooklyn horror bookstore The Twisted Spine/Instagram The Twisted Spine is New York City's first-ever horror bookstore! The retailer ...

Bluestockings Cooperative, the radical bookstore and mutual aid hub on the Lower East Side since 1999, has closed its doors and will cease all operations by the end of the year, according to a ...

In the quarter-century since it first opened its doors on 116 Suffolk Street, Bluestockings has been more than just a bookstore, though it's undoubtedly been one of New York's best. The Lower East ...

A Chicago establishment described as "so much more than a bookstore" was named among America's "nicest" places by a nationwide magazine. Reader's Digest unveiled the five winners of its "Nicest Places ...