BookPeople of Moscow was founded on November 17, 1973 by Ivar Nelson and has been downtown ever since, making it one of the longest lived indie bookstores in the country. 521 S. Main is the store's second location, and hopefully, its permanent home. See the story about BookPeople's birthday published in the American Booksellers Association newsletter, Bookselling This Week: http://www.bookweb.org/node/27897

When longtime owner Robert Greene decided to retire and move to Portland in 2011 the future of the store was uncertain and a great group of bookstore supporters met regularly for months to figure out how to keep BookPeople alive. Thanks to the encouragement of these true bookpeople, the store was purchased by Steffen and Nicole Werner and Walt and Carol Spurling in December of 2011. The underlying business is officially named BooX Without Borders Inc., but the store is still called BookPeople of Moscow. Note that the store's phone number as of January 2012 is (208) 882-2669, with 2669 cleverly spelling out BOOX.

Mark your calendars and join the party! Following the runaway success of last year’s California Bookstore Day, bookstores across the nation—including BookPeople of Moscow— are now preparing for Independent Bookstore Day, a country-wide celebration of books and independent bookstores on May 2nd. We have a fun-filled day of events and in-store specials planned, and limited edition commemorative merchandise for sale.