Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s only fitting that Rainy Day Books will celebrate its 50th anniversary by having Vivien Jennings, its founder and longtime CEO ...

Customers walk out of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kansas. Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, ...

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. It was founded on November 4 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Nov. 4, 1975, an old police station in Fairway, Kansas, was transformed into a new space when Vivian Jennings opened Rainy Day Books. Before long, the bookstore became a ...

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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, who is chief ...