Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, indie bookstores across the country welcomed readers back into stores--including masked President Biden.
President Joe Biden did some Small Business Saturday shopping on Nantucket Island, Mass., where he and his family spent Thanksgiving weekend. After lunch at a local pub, the Bidens stopped by Nantucket Bookworks. The president wrote on Instagram: "Small businesses are the backbone of communities across the country--and it's crucial we support them during the holiday season and all year round. Shop small."
Raven Book Store, Lawrence, Kan., offered 10% off to anyone who wore bookstore merchandise--from any store. Here Raven booksellers show how to do it.
Shoppers at Vroman's, Pasadena, Calif., which offered readings and signings, story times and other events and treats throughout the day.
Actress Aubrey Plaza, known for her role as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation, visited Point Reyes Books, Point Reyes, Calif., to sign copies of her new children's book, The Christmas Witch (Viking Books for Young Readers).
At Books & Books at the Studio in Key West, Fla., author Cheryl Tan (l.) with owner/author Judy Blume. Tan wrote: "Highlight of today: Randomly bumping into dear heart Judy Blume at her bookshop--I love that one minute I'm there to buy some holiday presents and next thing I know, I see Judy on a ladder rearranging books on a shelf. (@booksandbookskw is her bookshop!) One of the sweetest post-pandemic reunions I've had... LOVE Judy!"