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Book fans, mark your calendars from October 3\u20135\u2014the Cincy Bookstore Craw<\/a>l is here. The 23 participating shops will be extending their hours and offering activities for this three-day literary extravaganza . \u00a0On Friday, all stores are open from 11 a.m.\u20138 p.m. and 10 a.m.\u20135 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Some stores will have exclusive specials, with Bike Trail Books<\/a> offering official t-shirts and the Book Bus Depot<\/a> offering a yoga session on Saturday.<\/p>\n The Crawl, now in its third year, started when Bookery<\/a> owner Sierra Hollabaugh received a call from a volunteer at Book Bus in Sharonville asking to arrange such an event. The intention to create such an event was as simple as bringing together a large community of readers and unite local bookstores. Last year alone, 1,400 visitors came to the Bookery.<\/p>\n Photograph courtesy The Bookery<\/p>\n Participating business owners have also seen the Crawl as a way to boost awareness of their shops and build out their year-round customer base. Joy & Matt\u2019s Books<\/a> is participating for the third time this year, and co-owner Haixia \u201cJoy\u201d Nu is looking forward to a new horde of book lovers the event brings in. \u201cWe were just two bookstore nerds trying to open a bookstore after the pandemic,\u201d Nu says. The shop is also bringing in authors Emily Jane and Yume Kitasei on Friday and Jordan S. Keller on Saturday for Crawl-exclusive signings.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are just so excited to be around other people who read books,\u201d says Isa Fernandez, store director of The Bookmatters<\/a>. \u201cA group of women flew in from Florida just for this [last year.]\u201d<\/p>\n This year, there will also be a contest<\/a> to visit every store for the chance to win prizes. You can print out the special passport online<\/a> and get it stamped at every stop. Each stamp enters the participants into a prize drawing, with a \u201cSuper Crawler\u201d drawing for more those that visited 16 or more bookstores. Prizes include a $35 gift card to every shop, a basket of books which has each shop\u2019s book of choice with a personalized note, an annual membership to the Mercantile Library, and more. Drawings will take place by Sunday evening.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3264-scaled-e1758820166801-239x300.jpg\")
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