Barnes and Noble asked two dozen local authors to silently read a favorite book in the storefront window. They all jumped at the chance. Poet Zenobia Lundy. author of ''Reflectiions of Us,'' smiles at ...

Foot traffic data for Barnes & Noble show that visits are up by 7% since 2019, according to location analytics company Placer.ai. “We’re relaxed enough now as a retailer,” said Daunt.

Barnes & Noble, the largest private bookseller in the U.S., has been on a store-opening spree, after 15 years of shuttering locations. In 2023, it opened more shops in a single year than it had ...