Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day At The Haunted Book Shop On Saturday, April 27th

MOBILE, Ala. - April 9, 2019 - PRLog -- Independent Bookstore Day marks its fifth year of celebrating independent bookstores nationwide on Saturday, April 27th, with literary parties around the country.

The Haunted Book Shop at 109 Dauphin St in downtown Mobile, AL, will be celebrating with a whole day of activities, including a children's reading hour, author takeovers at the register, and more, including the Mobile Writer's Guild taking over the Writer's Room and offering advice and critiques all day for aspiring writers. "I'm excited to celebrate independent bookstore day and show the wealth of talent and knowledge indie bookstores provide communities," says Angela Trigg, owner of The Haunted Book Shop.

The Haunted Book Shop will also offer exclusive day-of merchandise created especially for Independent Bookstore Day by major publishers and authors. Since its inception in 2014, more than 200 authors have demonstrated their support for independent bookstores by donating work for Bookstore Day.

The fifth annual National Independent Bookstore Day is sponsored in part by Penguin Random House, Ingram, and The American Booksellers Association. Last year participating bookstores saw an average increase in sales of 200% on Independent Bookstore Day, with some stores up as much as 1000% over their average Saturday sales in April.  In just five years, Independent Bookstore Day has become a book-buying holiday, increasing book sales on a national level.

The 2019 IBD author ambassador Tayari Jones says, "Indie stores stock books by hand and sell them the same way.  They know what we want and need to read because they know us, as people. A writer is not a machine.  A reader is not an app.  We are human beings and so are the independent bookstore workers who show up each day and place books in our hands."

The 2019 Bookstore Day Exclusives:

Independent Bookstore Day is proud to announce a selection of exclusive books and art pieces for Bookstore Day 2018. These limited edition, unique items will be available only at participating IBD bookstores, on April 27. Not before. Not online. And not in chain stores.

Some of 2019's exclusive Bookstore Day books and items available only at participating IBD stores on Saturday, April 27th include:

Charles Bukowski Uncensored exclusive vinyl album
In 1993, the year before he died, Bukowski recorded selections from his classic Run with the Hunted. This exclusive vinyl edition features these selections along with additional material from that recording session including candid conversations between Bukowski, his wife Linda Lee Bukowski, and his producer. This is a true must-have for the Bukowski fan.

What to Eat with What You Read: A Guide for Book Clubs and Other Literary Gatherings
A companion to last year's IBD bestseller The Book Club Journal, comes this funny, helpful guide with reading lists, recipes, and menu suggestions from 25 of our favorite authors, including Min Jin Lee, Mary Roach, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Egan, and Robin Sloan.

Maggie Stiefvater Signed Original Print
A signed print of original art by Maggie Stiefvater is based on the bestselling series THE RAVEN CYCLE.

On the Come Up Journal
In this full-color illustrated journal, get inspired by quotes from Angie Thomas's On the Come Up and start getting your OWN ideas down! Author Angie Thomas is known for characters who learn the power of their own voices and, in speaking out, change the community and world around them. But whether it's Starr from The Hate U Give, Bri from On the Come Up, or Angie herself-it all starts with the ideas.

Author Enamel Pins
Exclusive enamel pins of James Baldwin, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman and Toni Morrison!

To see a schedule of activities, visit: https://thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/event/independent-bookstore-day/?instance_id=137

About The Haunted Book Shop

The Haunted Book Shop is named after the beloved former bookstore located in downtown Mobile, operating from 1941 to 1991 when it closed its doors. That bookstore was founded by Adelaide Marston (later Adelaide Trigg) and Cameron Plummer and named for their favorite book, The Haunted Book Shop, by Christopher Morley.

The current bookstore's owner Angela Trigg is the granddaughter of Adelaide Trigg and knows that not only is the store "..haunted by the ghosts of all great literature," (Christopher Morley, The Haunted Book Shop) but that the ghosts of the two book-loving Marston sisters, Adelaide Marston Trigg and Eleanor Marston Benz, are looking down on the endeavor with big, wide grins.

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About Independent Bookstore Day

Independent Bookstore Day began in California in 2014 and became a national event the next year. A host of publishers and authors such as Neil Gaiman, George Saunders, Roxane Gay, Lauren Groff, James Patterson, Stephen King and many others have donated work in support of the event. Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) is produced by writer and former bookseller Samantha Schoech in partnership with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. Its sponsors include Penguin Random House, Ingram, and the American Bookseller's Association. www.indiebookstoreday.com

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