Barnes & Noble expands Moomin selection tenfold across the United States

Barnes & Noble is the first major retailer to carry Moomin products in the United States. The new expansion brings a Moominous shopping experience to even more fans across the country .

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260 stores in 48 states will soon carry not only the core Moomin novel series but also Moomin comics and children’s books as well as Tove Jansson’s adult novels – alongside a wider selection of Moomin Arabia’s classic mugs that are cherished worldwide, Nordicbuddies’ Moomin socks, and much more.

Moomin Arabia has created tableware inspired by the Moomin stories since the 1950s. Their Moomin mugs have become a staple product for Moomin fans across the world, with more than 150 different designs, each depicting moments from Tove Jansson’s esteemed stories. A variety of Moomin mugs are part of the assortment at Barnes & Noble, in addition to mugs, new glassware and textiles becoming available on Amazon later this summer.

“We are thrilled to continue Jansson’s legacy by expanding our Moomin merchandise offer”

Upcoming US releases of Tove Jansson’s literature

American fans of Tove Jansson are treated to many delights throughout the year, including the launches of additional adult titles and a major biography.

On 9 July, Drawn & Quarterly will launch a new Moomin comic series, Moomin Adventures, in softcover. The five-volume series introduces readers of all ages to Tove and Lars Jansson‘s timeless comic stories.

In October 2024, Notes from an island, a book by Tove Jansson first published in 1963 and now translated by Thomas Teal will be released by Timber Press. A month later, Sun City, one of Jansson’s later novels based on her travels in the US, also translated by Thomas Teal, will be published by New York Review of Books. 

On November 26, the New York Review of Books will release Jansson’s later novel based on her own travels through America, Sun City, translated by Teal. Exploring themes around the end of life and facing mortality, readers travel with Jansson through America in the 1970s and into the world of residents and employees at retirement homes.

“We are incredibly proud for her life and literature to be expanding in the United States”

Tove Jansson’s niece and President of the Board at Moomin Characters, Sophia Jansson, said, “Tove was an incredible artist and an exceptional person. She wasn’t afraid of walking her own path and was true to her ideals, and these things fed into her creations – they’re part of what makes the Moomin stories so special. We are incredibly proud for her life and literature to be expanding in the United States through the B&N partnership and these new releases.”

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AK:

Anchorage

AL:

Huntsville

AR:

Rogers – Scottsdale Center
Little Rock

AZ:

Chandler – Chandler Fashion Mall
Mesa – Dana Park Village Square
Goodyear – Palm Valley Pavilions West
Tempe – Tempe Marketplace
Tucson – Eastside

CA:

Los Angeles – The Grove at Farmers Market
Glendale – Glendale Americana
San Jose – Stevens Creek Blvd
Sacramento – Arden Fair
Fairfield – Gateway Courtyard
Roseville
Ventura
Fullerton
Torrance – Del Amo
Fresno –
Palm Desert
Irvine – Spectrum
Oceanside
Redlands
Newport Beach – Fashion Island
Chula Vista – Eastlake
Glendora
Santa Clarita – Valencia
Burbank – Media City Center
La Mesa – Grossmont Ctr
Huntington Beach
Thousand Oaks
San Jose – Blossom Hill
Long Beach – Carson & 605
San Mateo – Hillsdale
Dublin
Calabasas
Manhattan Beach
Temecula
Palmdale
Folsom – CA/Folsom

CO:

Thornton – Thorncreek Shopping Ctr
Loveland – The Promenade Shops at Centerra
Boulder – Crossroads Commons
Glendale – Co. Blvd II
Ft. Collins – College Ave.
Westminster
Lone Tree
Colorado Springs – Briargate
Lakewood – West Village

CT:

Manchester – Buckland Hills Mall
Canton
Milford
Danbury – Danbury Fair

DE:

Newark – Christiana Mall

FL:

Boca Raton
Orlando – Colonial & Plaza Venezia
Altamonte Springs – Altamonte Mall
Jacksonville – St Johns Town Center
Palm Beach Gardens
Wesley Chapel – Shops at Wiregrass
Clearwater
Pensacola

GA:

Atlanta – Buckhead & Perimeter
Alpharetta – Mansell Crossings SC
Savannah – Oglethorpe Mall
Peachtree Corners – The Forum
Cumming – The Collection at Forsyth
Augusta – Augusta Mall
Marietta – Town Center Prado

HI:

Honolulu – Ala Moana Mall

IA:

West Des Moines – Jordan Creek
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
West Des Moines – University Avenue
Davenport – North Park Mall

ID:

Idaho Falls – Grand Teton Mall
Boise – Boise II

IL:

Bolingbrook
Oak Brook – Oakbrook Center
Deer Park
Geneva – Geneva Commons
Skokie – Old Orchard & Skokie Village Crossing
Springfield – Springfield IL
Peoria
Orland Park – Orland Park Place

IN:

Indianapolis – The Shops at River Crossing
Evansville
Lafayette – Lafayette IN
Carmel

KS:

Wichita – Bradley Fair
Overland Park – Oak Park Mall
Leawood – Town Center Plaza

KY:

Lexington – Man-O-War

LA:

Baton Rouge – Perkins Rowe
Metairie

MA:

Hyannis – Cape Cod Mall
Hingham
Millbury
Holyoke
Walpole – Walpole Mall
Burlington – Burlington MA
Peabody

MD:

Frederick – Francis Scott Key Mall
Bel Air
Annapolis
Gaithersburg
Rockville – Congressional Plaza

ME:

Augusta

MI:

Muskegon
Ann Arbor
Flint – Genesee Valley Mall
Grand Rapids – Woodland Mall
Portage – Kalamazoo
Northville – Livonia
Troy

MN:

Duluth – Miller Hill Mall
Maplewood – Maplewood Mall
Roseville – Roseville II
Maple Grove
Blaine – MN/Northtown
St. Cloud
Rochester – Rochester/Apache Mall
Minnetonka – Ridgehaven Mall
Bloomington – Mall of America
Edina – MN/Edina

MO:

Kansas City – Zona Rosa
Des Peres – West County Mall
Kansas City – Country Club Plaza
Springfield – Springfield MO

MS:

Ridgeland – Colony Park

MT:

Billings

NC:

Durham – The Streets at Southpoint
Huntersville – Birkdale
Wilmington – Mayfaire Town Ctr
Charlotte – Morrison Place
Asheville – Asheville Mall
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Fayetteville – Fayetteville NC

ND:

Fargo

NE:

Omaha – Oakview Mall
Lincoln – Lincoln SouthPointe

NH:

Manchester
Nashua
Newington – Portsmouth

NJ:

Edison – Menlo Park Mall
Cherry Hill
Livingston
Princeton – Princeton/Market Fair
Brick
Deptford
Clifton
Morris Plains
Hackensack – The Shops at Riverside
Paramus

NM:

Albuquerque – Coronado Mall

NV:

Las Vegas – Northwest & Summerlin
Henderson
Reno

NY:

New York – 82nd & Broadway, Fifth Ave & Union Square
Manhasset
Carle Place – Country Glen Center
Albany – Colonie Centre
Lake Grove – Smith Haven Mall
Rochester – Pittsford
Brooklyn – Park Slope
Poughkeepsie
Mohegan Lake
Dewitt
Amherst
Scarsdale – NY/Eastchester

OH:

Woodmere – Eton Chagrin Boulevard
Westlake – Crocker Park
Columbus – Easton, Lennox Town & Polaris Fashion Center
Akron

OK:

Tulsa – Tulsa/Woodland Plaza
Oklahoma City – Quail Springs

OR:

Portland – Clackamas Town Ctr Mall & Lloyd Center
Tigard – Portland/ Bridgeport
Eugene
Hillsboro

PA:

Camp Hill – Camp Hill Shopping Center
Wyomissing – Reading
Exton
Easton – Bethlehem
Pittsburgh – South Hills Village
Cranberry Township – Cranberry
Devon – Valley Forge
Lancaster
North Wales – Montgomeryville
Plymouth Meeting
Philadelphia

RI:

Warwick

SC:

Greenville – The Shops at Greenridge
Myrtle Beach – The Market Common
Charleston – Westwood
Mt. Pleasant – Towne Centre

SD:

Sioux Falls

TN:

Murfreesboro – The Avenue at Murfreesboro
Chattanooga – Hamilton Place
Brentwood – Cool Springs
Memphis – Wolf Chase Galleria
Knoxville – Suburban

TX:

Frisco – Stonebriar Mall
Arlington – The Parks at Arlington Mall
Hurst – Shops at North East Mall
McAllen – Northcross
The Woodlands
Ft Worth – Hulen Center
Garland – Firewheel Mall
Houston – River Oaks Shopping Center
San Antonio – The Shops at La Cantera
Lubbock
El Paso – El Paso/Fountains at Farah
Austin – Arboretum & Sunset Valley
Webster – Baybrook
San Antonio – San Pedro
Dallas – Lincoln Park

UT:

Murray – The Pointe at 5300
Orem – University Crossings Plaza
Layton
Salt Lake City – Sugarhouse

VA:

Arlington – Clarendon Market Common
McLean – Tysons Corner Mall
Richmond – Chesterfield Town Center
Charlottesville
Falls Church – Seven Corners
Chesapeake
Alexandria – Potomac
Fairfax
Springfield – Springfield VA
Ashburn – One Loudoun
Virginia Beach

VT:

S. Burlington – Burlington VT

WA:

Seattle – Northgate
Lynnwood – Alderwood
Silverdale – Kitsap Mall
Tukwila – South Center
Olympia
Vancouver
Lakewood
Kennewick – Columbia Center
Spokane – Spokane Valley

WI:

La Crosse – Valley View Mall
Madison
Grand Chute – Appleton
Racine – Southland Center
Green Bay
Brookfield – Brookfield Mall
Glendale – Bayshore Mall