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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Bookends & Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. Owner Nina Barrett said the store will host many events Saturday to celebrate bookstore pride on Independent Bookstore Day.

Local bookstore to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day

April 27, 2018

Bookends & Beginnings owner Nina Barrett said she hopes to remind book consumers to “vote with your dollar” in support of independent bookstores on Saturday, national Independent Bookstore Day. “Every...

The storefront of Bookends & Beginnings. The proposed theater development would have displaced the bookstore.

City officials, business owners react to Northlight Theatre developers canceling plans

March 4, 2018

After developers stepped back from a proposed Northlight Theatre high rise, city officials and business owners expressed relief that the building will not endanger local businesses but maintained their...

Bookends & Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. The Evanston book store collaborated with Chicago Books to Women in Prison, a nonprofit, to provide books to women inmates.

Evanston bookstore partners with nonprofit to provide books to women in prison

October 3, 2017

A local bookstore and nonprofit teamed up to educate and support prisoners through books, with the goal of preventing recidivism among women who are in prison. Bookends & Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave.,...

Bookends and Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. The bookstore is one of several Evanston businesses that could close if a proposed high-rise complex is approved.

More than 1,100 students, residents sign petition against proposed city high-rise

September 19, 2017

Whenever Communication senior Orli Spierer moves to a new city, she said she always seeks out small, independent bookstores. In Evanston, her bookstore of choice is Bookends and Beginnings, Spierer said. So...

Robin Ellis, the star of the BBC show “Poldark,” speaks at a Wednesday event hosted by Bookends and Beginnings. Fans of the show traveled from across the country to meet Ellis and share their enthusiasm.

‘Poldark’ fans travel cross-country to hear British actor Robin Ellis

May 11, 2017

Amanda-Rae Prescott was not alive when the BBC TV series “Poldark” premiered in 1975, but the 28-year-old flew in from New York to see its star speak in Evanston on Wednesday. Prescott was one of...

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