Denver Gazette: Larimer Square Welcomes a New Indie Bookstore

Little Blue Pigeon is an independent bookstore set to open in downtown Denver’s historic Larimer Square on Wednesday. It will be an independent woman-owned shop run by children’s book author and book marketing professional Paige Dungan.“I’ve built my career around launching, positioning and championing authors and literary voices,” Dungan, a Denverite, said in a news release. “The Little Blue Pigeon is a natural extension of that work — a move from promoting books to creating a permanent physical platform for them — and I couldn’t be more excited to launch this store.”

It’s the latest bookstore to open in the Denver area following the Denver Book Society a month ago, who dropped its founding partner and former CEO of Tattered Cover Kwame Spearman after backlash.

Speaking of, the slate of new indie bookstores in Denver follows after Tattered Cover, which was once one of the city’s most storied independent bookstores, was bought by Barnes & Noble in 2024 following its bankruptcy.

Little Blue Pigeon said it will stock about 4,000 titles of books that were not selected by algorithms or buying trends, rather they have all been “read and personally selected” by Dungan. It will include fiction, nonfiction and cookbooks. 

The bookstore will feature mural walls by Abby Anderson of Lupine Designs.

And for every five books sold, one book will be donated to a Denver-based literacy organization. The first partner for the month of April is nonprofit BookGive.

“We’re excited to offer both residents and visitors a calm, engaging environment where readers of all ages can explore books, attend small gatherings, and participate in community-centered initiatives,” Dungan said.

Read the full article: https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/03/30/metro-moves-as-petals-pages-will-close-due-to-financial-reasons-another-indie-bookstore-set-to-open/