Three decades ago, franchises of independent bookstores created some of the biggest chains in the country. At its height in the late 1980s, Annie's Book Stop, which was headquartered in Westborough, ...

Annie Bloom' s Books is a fixture in the Multnomah Village business district. (Amy Wang/Staff) Bobby Tichenor has spent more than half her life living the dream that every book lover has had: She owns ...

Dear Annie: A few years ago, a group of us started a book club that became one of the highlights of our month. We’d gather with good food, wine and plenty of laughter, and occasionally even talk about ...

Dear Annie: A few years ago, a group of us started a book club that became one of the highlights of our month. We’d gather with good food, wine and plenty of laughter, and occasionally even talk about ...

Every other week, we'll be asking local bookstores what their customers have been picking up in the preceding month. Some of them will be best-seller lists, others will be lists of some of the more ...

Dear Annie: A few years ago, a group of us started a book club that became one of the highlights of our month. We’d gather with good food, wine and plenty of laughter, and occasionally even talk about ...