On May 22, Powerhouse Books opened a new bookstore in the former Amazon books space in the Shops at Columbus Circle. Amazon occupied the space starting in 2017, and vacated it in 2022 when Amazon announced it would close all brick-and-mortar stores. Powerhouse has three other locations in Brooklyn. Elsewhere, Harvard Book Store is opening a new location at 33 Union Street in Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. The store will be 3,500 square feet with a 1,500 square foot cafe operated by Lakon Paris Patisserie. Harvard Book Store general manager Lisa Jayne said in a release, “We […]
