On May 2, Rainy Day Books posted a letter on its website announcing the nearly 50-year-old independent bookstore at 2706 W. 53rd St. in Fairway was for sale. “It is time for someone new to be ...

Rainy Day Books. Rainy Day Books is an independent bookstore in Fairway, Kansas a midtown suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, and one of the leading independent bookstores in the United States.

Over a 47-year span, Rainy Day Books built a reputation as a must-stop destination for writers and book lovers. Local and independent scribes have been highlighted there regularly.

The wet spell in the Pacific Northwest is seen as an opportunity for Nancy Pearl, the Seattle librarian who regularly shares her recommended readings. She shares her list of books for a rainy day.

Rainy Day Books, the long-running bookstore in Fairway, Kansas, posted a letter to potential buyers on its website on May 2. “It is time for someone new to be the face and voice of Rainy Day ...

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 is ...

Rainy Day Books was sworn to secrecy about Keanu Reeves’ visit to suburban Kansas City. He signed copies of “The Book of Elsewhere.” ...

Almost 47 years ago to the day that Vivien Jennings started Rainy Day Books in a 450-square-foot space in a Kansas City, Mo., suburb, the indie bookstore has been acquired by a group of local ...