I AM Books has reopened in a new space in the North End in Boston, Mass. The store originally opened in 2015 but closed nearly a year ago because of the pandemic.
Co-founder Nicola Orichuia posted that "since announcing our plans earlier this year, there have been many exciting new initiatives, as well as a number of setbacks that delayed our opening date. But all of that is behind us now... the ideas, the passion, those never gave up, and... we are proud to open once again in the same neighborhood that has embraced us from the very start.
"As most businesses, we also have been impacted by problems in the supply chain, and opening in the last part of the year made some things even trickier. So the bookstore is not yet running at full speed, but it was important for us to open the doors as soon as we had received all our permits, because we wanted to return all the love and support you have shown throughout these difficult times.
"Our online operations will continue as before and become even stronger, reaching more and more people across the country. Because of the new store opening, some shipments have been delayed, but we are working hard to get those fulfilled as soon as possible."
I AM Books is an Italian-American bookstore and cultural hub in the heavily Italian-American North End neighborhood. It carries mostly fiction and nonfiction by Italian and Italian American authors, along with cookbooks, travel, history and sports books, as well as toys and gifts. Most of its titles are in English, although some are in Italian.