bookstore
noun
book·store
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr 
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale
called also bookshop
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Cratejoy box Box of Books is a customizable book subscription that features new releases, bestsellers, and hidden gems along with novelty items often found in an independent bookstore.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
Not quite a bookstore and also not quite a library, Story House is a community hub and listening lounge for readers to hang out and discover a new audio obsession.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Shot in Athens doubling as Tehran, Cast Aside the Clouds has Azizi playing Farhad Khosravi, a bookstore owner whose daughter Layla (Sehat) attends a secret university aligned with the Iranian Bahá’í spiritualist faith.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Walk four minutes to Powell’s, the largest independent bookstore in the world, or head 10 minutes to the Portland Art Museum, one of the oldest art museums in the United States, and the oldest in the Pacific Northwest.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
Not quite a bookstore and also not quite a library, Story House is a community hub and listening lounge for readers to hang out and discover a new audio obsession.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Shot in Athens doubling as Tehran, Cast Aside the Clouds has Azizi playing Farhad Khosravi, a bookstore owner whose daughter Layla (Sehat) attends a secret university aligned with the Iranian Bahá’í spiritualist faith.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Walk four minutes to Powell’s, the largest independent bookstore in the world, or head 10 minutes to the Portland Art Museum, one of the oldest art museums in the United States, and the oldest in the Pacific Northwest.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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