Virginia Highland Books, a general-interest independent bookstore, will open later this spring in Atlanta, Ga., What Now Atlanta reported.
Owner Sandy Huff said she'll carry fiction and nonfiction, along with cookbooks, travel books and hiking books. Her plans for nonbook items include used and new vinyl records and art by local artists. Her event plans include storytime sessions for children, author readings and book club meetings. The store's opening is tentatively scheduled for late May or early June.
Huff told What Now Atlanta that she'd been shopping at a Paper Source store in Virginia Highlands when she noticed that a nearby storefront would soon be available. The space seemed like the perfect home for a new bookstore. Huff explained: "So many people walk in the neighborhood and it felt like the right place for the community to gather, discover new books, and everyone can share their favorite reads.”