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Barnes & Noble will open new stores tomorrow, May 20, in Aurora, Ohio, and Prosper, Tex.
The Aurora store will span 18,000 sq. ft. and reside at 7555 Market Place Dr. in the Marketplace at Four Corners shopping center. The store will have a B&N Cafe, and Dan Chaon, author of One of Us (Holt), will be on hand for a ribbon cutting and signing. It will be the seventh new B&N to open in Ohio since 2022, and the second this year.
The Prosper store, meanwhile, is located at 1191 Gates Parkway, Suite #300, in the Gates of Prosper shopping center. It measures 20,000 sq. ft. and includes a B&N cafe. Local author Tanner Mitchell will cut the ribbon and sign copies of his book, For the Love of Houseplants: Caring for & Keeping Plants with Confidence (Simon Element). B&N has opened 14 new stores in Texas since 2023 and will open six in the state this year, including the Prosper store.
B&N intends to open 60 stores this year after opening more than 60 in 2025. The chain now has more than 700 bookstores nationwide.