Today, Wednesday, June 12, Barnes & Noble is opening new stores in Oswego, Ill., Northbrook, Ill., and Selma, Tex., and reopening its Lehigh Valley Mall store in Whitehall, Pa.
The Oswego store will debut with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring picture book author Sherri Duskey Rinker (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site), who will then sign copies of her books. It is located in the Prairie Market Shopping Center at 2590 U.S. Hwy 34.
The Northbrook store resides at 45 Skokie Blvd. in the Village Square of Northbrook shopping center. Mary Kubica will host the ribbon-cutting ceremony and sign copies of her latest book, She's Not Sorry.
The Selma store will open with a visit from author Katie Gutierrez, who will cut the ribbon and sign copies of More Than You'll Ever Know. The store can be found at 8262 Agora Parkway in the Forum at Olympia Parkway.
And finally, the B&N in the Lehigh Valley Mall will reopen in the same space (801 Lehigh Lifestyle Center) after a year of renovations. Author James McBride will be on hand for the ribbon cutting and will sign copies of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.
Barnes & Noble plans to open more than 50 stores in 2024.