Here at From The Mixed-Up Files, we’re all about celebrating indie booksellers, so April 28, 2018 has been on our calendars FOREVER! That’s the fourth annual Independent Bookstore Day, a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. But in addition to authors, live music, cupcakes, scavenger hunts, kids events, art tables, readings, barbecues, contests, and other fun stuff, there are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online.”

The last Saturday in April is Independent Bookstore Day.
As longtime readers know, each month, MUF contributor Sue Cowling profiles wonderful booksellers across the country. We are taking a brief hiatus from our regular Indie Bookstore highlight because our bookstore champion Sue has experienced a flash flood in her home and will be without internet for a period of time. She was not injured in the flood and looks forward to coming back to the Mixed Up Files when she has a less mixed-up house. We hope you’ll enjoy the team’s prior indie bookstore spotlights. Wishing you and your favorite bookseller a wonderful April 28, and please check in with us to let us know what stores in your area are doing for #bookstoreday!
Book & Puppet Company, Easton, PA
Barstons Child’s Play, McLean, VA
Kids Ink Children’s Books, Indianapolis, IN
Iseeme African American Children’s Bookstore, University City, MO
Read With Me, a Children’s Book and Art Shop, Raleigh, NC
Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston TX
The Voracious Reader, Larchmont NY
TreeHouse Books, Ashland OR
Parnassus Books, Nashville TN
Prairie Lights Books, Iowa City IA
Booktenders’ Secret Garden, Doylestown PA
Second Star to the Right Children’s Books, Denver CO
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, Asheville NC
The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio TX
Learned Owl Book Shop, Hudson OH
Blue Bunny Books & Toys, Dedham MA
Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck + Millerton, NY
Once Upon A Time Bookstore, Montrose CA