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Barnes Noble Opens First Woodbridge Store on Monday March 7Local Authors TJ Klune Margaret Rodenberg will cut the ribbon at the Grand OpeningPress are Invited to Visit the Store and Take Photos and Video of the New Barnes Noble at Stonebridge in Potomac Town PlaceBarnes Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of a new bookstore at Stonebridge in Potomac Town Place on Monday March 7 2022. The bookstore enjoys a prominent position in the outdoor shopping center near Wegmans. The new Barnes Noble is the first to open in Woodbridge and features a thoughtful design with a caf large book rooms and a beautiful assortment of stationery puzzles board games and toys.The new store will officially open to the public at 1000 AM with a ribbon-cutting and signing by local author TJ Klune author of Under the Whispering Door Barnes Nobles Speculative Fiction Book of 2021 and historical fiction author Margaret Rodenberg author of Finding Napoleon.We are so thrilled to open our first store here in Woodbridge. It is especially fitting that one of our first new stores of 2022 is in a brand-new market for Barnes Noble said James Daunt CEO Barnes Noble. As we evaluated where to open new stores Woodbridge truly stood out and we are excited to start this new chapter of bookselling. Store Manager Cristina Knighton and her team have created an exceptional shop that promises to become a new community hub.Barnes Noble empowers each individual bookselling team to curate their bookstore in a way that will best appeal to their local clientele. It is a new approach to bookselling at Barnes Noble bringing a respect for local knowledge that is at the heart of the best bookstores a philosophy that reflects the experience of CEO James Daunt a long-time independent bookseller prior to his taking on the running of Barnes Noble. The Woodbridge team has been hard at work developing their bookstore and the result is a selection of books and merchandise that will delight the residents of the area. Especially notable is a fantastic Childrens section a robust selection of History titles and a large book room full of Mystery Thriller books. Young Adult titles and Manga all of which continue to grow in popularity have a large footprint in the store too. New fiction and nonfiction hardcovers the core strengths of Barnes Noble will also be front-and-center.I am so excited to be opening a Barnes Noble here in Woodbridge. I am local to the area and understand how much we needed a bookstore here. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to manage this location and select books that our community would enjoy said Store Manager Cristina Knighton. We have all been hard at work to get this store ready for customers and we cannot wait to welcome them in next week.In addition to the grand opening with TJ Klune and Margaret Rodenberg the store has plans for additional book signings and is planning for bigger events such as Storytimes and Book Readings later this year.Barnes Noble Woodbridge is located at 15000 Potomac Town Place and online on social media including Facebook Twitter and Instagram by searching the handle @bnwoodbridgeva.Press are invited to tour the store and attend the ribbon-cutting. For any questions or to set up an interview with James or Cristina please reach out to Barnes Noble at prelations@bn.com.
