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PITTSFIELD â Independent bookstores often struggle to find a foothold these days, but a Berkshire County couple believe they have found a formula that will work in their new venture, which recently opened on upper North Street.
Stephen Rudy and Susana Gilboe own Familiar Trees, a bookstore/gallery space at 411 North St. that offers equal parts literature and artwork.
Familiar Trees offers books that specialize in art-related topics like art design, graphic design and photography, along with a curated literature and poetry section. It also sells various types of art objects, like paintings and sculptures, and puts on shows for local artists.