Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria in Washington Heights, N.Y., held a vigil last Tuesday night to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Atlanta and to call for solidarity among all groups Uptown. Below is a selection of what some bookstores and booksellers have done in recent weeks. They've posted reading lists, donated funds, made displays and more. In response to the murder last month of eight people in Atlanta, Ga., and the ongoing rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, bookstores around the country have worked to support and show solidarity with the AAPI community in a variety of ways. The revived Morgenstern Books will be in an old Pier 1 Imports site at 849 Automall Road, not its old location at 2650 E. The response to the letter was extremely positive.Īnd that has continued, Teplitsky said: "There's been so much outpouring of genuine excitement that the bookstore is coming back. Mitch Teplitsky, who handles public relations and communications for Morgenstern Books, added that the impetus for the reopening came in 2018, when Rick Morgenstern published a letter in the Herald-Times asking former customers how they felt about him reopening. "As we get older, we have to continue to read to expand our knowledge and our vision," he told the paper. Eads is new to bookselling but said books have always been an important part of his life, especially since he went to medical school. Todd Eads, a neurosurgeon and an Indiana University alumnus. Rick Morgenstern, who was the original owner, has partners in the revived bookstore, including Dr. Morgenstern Books, the Bloomington, Ind., bookstore that closed in 1996, plans to reopen later this spring, the Indiana Daily Student reported.
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