![]() "One of the great things about bookstores as opposed to online retailers is that personal connection you are able to make with booksellers or with authors," George said. The 3,000-square-foot bookstore will be a space where authors can do readings and signings, and where community members can participate in book clubs. The festival's success was part of his inspiration for opening Unbound Books, since attendees had described a potential independent bookstore as "the last piece in the jigsaw," he said. The Missourian reported that George "sees it as complementary to the three-year-old book festival," which takes place April 19-21. ![]() Novelist and Unbound Book Festival founder Alex George plans to open a new bookstore, Unbound Books, in mid-August on Ninth Street in Columbia, Mo. ![]()
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