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I've got a confession to make. I secretly love rainy days. When else can you curl up next to the fire with a book all day with the perfect excuse as to why you don't want to go out? So next time ...
Cue the music and prepare the swan song. The end of an era is near: Rainy Day Books is for sale. But founder and president Vivien Jennings and husband Roger Doeren are at peace with the decision ...
Rainy Day Books put itself up for sale this spring, and the new local ownership group is handing it a “much bigger microphone.” Meet the new Royals owners: Science of baseball appeals to ...
Rainy Day Books has a buyer: a new local ownership group of 16 people and counting. This includes the ownership team of Made in KC retail shops. The deal is expected to be completed in November.
With Rainy Day Books celebrating its 35th anniversary today, bookseller Geoffrey Jennings, son of store founder and current owner, Vivien Jennings, insisted that the secret to store’s longevity ...
After nearly 50 years of operations, beloved local retailer Rainy Day Books went up for sale in May. Founder and president Vivien Jennings — along with her life partner, Roger Doeren ...
A high point of the season for me and for an overflow crowd at Unity Temple on the Plaza came on June 14, when Rainy Day Books brought two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough here ...