Glendora Bookshop will celebrate its official grand opening and ribbon cutting at 110 E. Front Street in Buchanan, Mich., on April 27, Independent Bookstore Day. Moody on the Market reported that the small, general-interest bookstore carries a variety of literary and genre fiction, nonfiction, along with books for children and young adults. Beginning in May, the shop will offer book groups, used book buy-backs for store credit, and a loyalty program for frequent shoppers.
Glendora Bookshop has been open since last December, but owner Carla Mayer scheduled the official grand opening to correspond with IBD and the first day of the Michigan Book Hop.
Mayer said that she has been overwhelmed by the support and enthusiasm the store has received so far: "I had hoped that making a place to gather and find books in downtown Buchanan would be a welcome addition, but I just wasn't sure. Understanding that others were hungry for such a place, too, has been a wonderful surprise!"
She wants the bookshop to "become a hub and an indispensable resource for the community, a place neighbors and destination-visitors, as well as organizations and businesses, can rely on and feel welcome," Moody on the Market noted.