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A local outdoor and sporting goods store is closing its doors.According to USA Today, Orvis is shutting down nearly half of its locations, including the store at the Renaissance in Ridgeland.In total, ...

The chain is shutting down locations at a time when its closest rival has been opening new stores. Digital books were supposed to kill physical books, but that never actually happened. This is because ...

The Half Price Books closures are extending beyond Texas. Next month, one of the beloved affordable bookstores in California is expected to close. The move disappointed readers and others in search of ...

Though book bans aren’t new, many researchers and insiders in the book business agree that censorship efforts seem to be increasing. We at the Observer know this, too, which is why this year’s Best of ...

It sat in storage for 10 years, beaten down by weather and vandalism, but now the statue of "Peanuts" fan favorite Snoopy and Woodstock has been returned to its original form. After years of waiting, ...

There’s a literary paradise tucked away on West Lane Avenue in Columbus that feels like the bibliophile’s equivalent of finding a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s factory, except instead of chocolate ...

A Reddit user posted a photo of a Half Price Books dumpster filled with books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs. The image of the perfectly usable goods in the trash elicited strong emotions from other members ...

More than 700 signatories have signed an online petition to keep Downtown Berkeley’s Half Price Books, or HPB, open after the bookstore announced its closure earlier this month. The petition, which ...

Senate Bill 13, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, takes the final say over what books and other materials are available in school libraries out of the hands ...

Half Price Books, or HPB, a mainstay in Berkeley’s bookstore scene, will be closing Nov. 30. The store’s Berkeley location has been on the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Addison Street for the past 20 ...

Half Price Books is closing in downtown Berkeley after 20 years, leaving a hole in the hearts of locals, college students and lovers of physical media. An employee confirmed the closure, first ...