Storyhouse Bookpub, a general-interest bookstore that began as an online store and pop-up shop last year, will open a bricks-and-mortar store in Des Moines, Iowa, in June, Business Record reported.
Owner Abigail Paxton has found a space at 505 E. Grand Ave., in Des Moines's East Village. She plans to host children's storytime sessions, as well as plenty of book events geared toward adults.
Paxton founded Storyhouse Bookpub last March, just in time for the beginning of the pandemic. She began with a children's pop-up in a local gift store called MoMere while selling additional books online. In December, she turned her garage into a temporary, open-air bookshop featuring new and used titles. She plans to continue doing pop-up shops throughout Des Moines even after the bricks-and-mortar location opens.