about the shop

online, at Ada Gallery in Richmond, VA, EUtopia Design in Durham, NC & events

The Concern Newsstand is an e-commerce bookstore based in central North Carolina.  Originally formed & named in 2017 for the concern of a changing Chapel Hill (its original location), commercialization and a lack (at the time) of places to buy artist made books & zines, The Concern has pivoted with the times focusing on a range of concerns.  The shop includes art books, zines, some used & rare books and magazines from the US/ UK/ Europe.  It also has had a publishing arm and hosted poetry readings at Attic 506 in Chapel Hill.  It is a curated focus by artist, arts administrator & Chapel Hill native Orvokki Crosby and an experimental business model of sustainability.

The online store allows for free domestic shipping & affordable international shipping (unfortunately we cannot ship to the UK or EU at this time).

The Concern has a small selection of books at EUtopia Design Shop in Durham (118 W. Parrish Street), open Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm AND a rack at Ada Gallery in in Richmond, VA (228 West Broad Street), open Thursday to Saturdays 12-4pm. PLEASE NOTE OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT THAN LISTED HERE !! Send a message through the website or via Instagram to get our mailing address or to just get in touch.