New owners get ready to take over independent bookshop on Ann Arbor’s north side

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new family will soon be at the helm of north side bookshop, Booksweet. The independent store on Plymouth Road went up for sale in May when co-founders Truly Render and Shaun Manning decided life was leading them elsewhere. Booksweet’s new owners are spouses Darcy Rhoden and Casey Thacker, Rhoden’s father Del Rhoden, and sibling Louis Rhoden. “I’ve been a customer at Booksweet for years, and am thrilled to keep Booksweet in Ann Arbor. It is such a special place to us. We can’t wait to...