Indy Reads

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Everything from The Status Plant to the perfect white shirt.

Reading is fundamental at a familiar name bringing books back to the former Fountain Square Library.

Everything from skateboards to bolo ties.

The nonprofit’s bookstore makes room for reading in downtown’s newest shopping hotspot.

This week’s roundup of Indy’s coolest shopping news includes a fashion conference and holiday markets.

With a slew of openings, the shopping is better than ever.

“I don’t even blame some of the bro-ey chefs in town. I just feel like they don’t know any better. But they need to know better. Let’s all get on the same page.”

The former Cerulean spot gets a new tenant.

“I can’t wait for the Indianapolis Museum of Art ‘Project IMA Fashion Show’ on October 9. It’s truly one of the best-produced fashion events in our city—a must-see!”

Literary superstar John Green gets top billing, but it’s the lesser-known names that make it worth the price of admission.

“The Indianapolis of Does Not Love is the Indianapolis of my memory: strange, flat, a little lonely, filled with secrets that are just beyond one’s sight.”

“Evening with the Stars brings together the best ballet dancers in the world that we would never have a chance to see here,” says Travis DiNicola of Indy Reads. “It’s the must-see event of the year.”

“I had a lot of disappointments, not being able to read. Problems in school, people making fun of me, people laughing. I left when I was about 15. I was good with my hands, so I tried going into Job Corps.”

It was a busy day for Indy Reads Books; the new store had just opened this morning, and by 5 p.m., it was hosting a rare local reading by Indy author John Green. He spoke to readers and answered questions with his signature energy and wit, and afterward hundreds of readers waited patiently for a chance to speak with the author while he signed their books (and, in one case, a hat). After the marathon session, Green found time to talk with us.