There are times in nonfiction film when daring — and magic — arrives in a surprisingly simple and quiet way. “Hello, Bookstore” is a documentary about a venerable and beloved independent bookstore in ...

This review for “Hello, Bookstore” was first published April 28 after its NYC opening. In an era when someone can impulsively decide to buy Twitter for billions — and millions more will follow every ...

For Matthew Tannenbaum, owner of The Bookstore since 1976, that’s not idle flattery. It reflects the independent bookshop’s role as a literary salon, a center of community conversation for ...

(RNS) — For many summers, this was my family’s routine. On July 1, we would pack up our stuff and drive up to Lenox, Massachusetts, to the Berkshires. We would rent a house, rendezvous with beloved ...

Matt Tannebaum is a character Jimmy Stewart might have played. Indeed, at one point in A.B. Zax’s 86-minute documentary, “Hello, Bookstore,” Tannebaum says he is George Bailey. No, this is not “It’s a ...

Tannenbaum loves telling stories and is a great raconteur. “It was a busy Saturday afternoon in late August,” he recalls, “when this man comes up to me and says, ‘I see what you do. You sit in that ...

This documentary makes it clear why, when the pandemic threatened Matthew Tannenbaum’s store, book lovers weren’t ready to say goodbye. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

The task is simple: walk or die.

In an era when someone can impulsively decide to buy Twitter for billions — and millions more will follow every moment of the timeline — A.B. Zax’s “Hello, Bookstore” feels like the panacea many ...