Nina Barrett started independent bookstore Bookends and Beginnings in Evanston in 2014. Barrett, a journalist and author, was inspired in part by going to independent bookstores as a child, as well as a business savvy about the industry earned while moonlighting on and off within the bookstore world.

Up for bid is a $25 gift card for use in-store or online.

Bookends and Beginnings
1712 Sherman Ave, Alley #1
Evanston, IL 60201
224-999-7722
https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/