Allyson Rowh and Emily O'Hearn are buying children's bookstore Blue Marble Books, Fort Thomas, Ky., from longtime owner Peter Moore, LINK nky reported.
Located at 1356 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Blue Marble Books was founded in 1979 and has been in its current home since 1991. Following the death of founding owner Tina Moore in 2016, her husband, Peter Moore, took over the business. He announced last year that the store was for sale.
O'Hearn and Rowh, sisters who grew up in nearby Cincinnati, Ohio, purchased both the bookstore and the building. The sale occurred on March 5, and according to the Cincinnati Business Courier, the new owners are considering expanding the store's selection of adult books and hosting more author events.
To celebrate the ownership change, Blue Marble held a ribbon-cutting event last Thursday. Per LINK nky, the event featured "a display of personal notes, articles and letters from Tina's relationships with well-known children’s authors, including Tomie dePaola, Gary Paulsen, and others, along with signed books, memorabilia, and legacy items covering nearly five decades of bookselling history."