A new Barnes & Noble is coming to Minnetonka.

The new store at West Ridge Market replaces the book retailer's longtime strip mall shop across from Ridgedale Center, which closed last month. It will enter a space formerly occupied by Staples.

The 18,000-square-foot store will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20 with best-selling author William Kent Krueger.

Attendees will have the chance to grab the Minnesota-based author's new book, Apostle's Cove, two weeks before its official release during the opening event. The novel is part of Krueger's Cork O'Connor book series, set in northern Minnesota.

“I am excited to be moving into a brand-new space in West Ridge Market,” store manager Rachel Lynch said in a statement. “We have been a part of the Minnetonka community since 19

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