Parentheses Books, a general-interest bookstore that raised more than $55,000 through a crowdfunding campaign, is expected to open in Harrisonburg, Va., by the end of this month, the Breeze JMU reported.
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Store owner Amanda Friss, who previously worked at New York City's Three Lives & Company for around eight years, will carry fiction and nonfiction for children and adults along with cookbooks, poetry, and course books for students at nearby James Madison University.
The store will span about 890 square feet inside the Liberty Street Mercantile, a new indoor market in Harrisonburg, and Friss's event plans include author signings, open mic nights, and more. She had originally planned to have the store open by the start of the summer, but there were construction delays. Now she expects finally to have the store open by the end of this month.
"I'm hoping Parentheses will be a community store where people can come and find things serendipitously," Friss told the Breeze. "I hope they will be able to come in and feel comfortable and welcome in the space."