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R.D. Talley Books will reopen in a new location in Las Vegas, Nev., later this month, FOX5 Vegas reported. The bookstore opened last fall in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, becoming the first Black-owned bookstore to open on the Las Vegas Strip. In April, store owner Roderick Talley Sr. was informed that his landlord had terminated his lease and he had 30 days to vacate.
"It was definitely crushing," Talley told FOX5 Vegas. "But I knew right off the bat, hey, I can be sad about this a little bit later. But I need to find a new place. We still got work to do."
Talley has found a new home for R.D. Talley Books in the Fashion Show Mall, also on the Strip. Talley noted that when he told customers and community members about needing to find a new location, there was "nothing but support from them."
Initially, Talley founded R.D. Talley Books as a way of publishing his own writing, but soon began highlighting Las Vegas history and Black, Latino, and Indigenous authors. Talley remarked: "We're needed. We're a space that's needed. And it's important for us to be here." Talley is aiming for a late-June opening.