Footnotes From The World's Greatest Bookstores

Rye Magazine|Issue 60

TRUE TALES AND LOST MOMENTS FROM BOOK BUYERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND BOOK LOVERS

- Bob Eckstein

Footnotes From The World's Greatest Bookstores

The local bookshop is the heart and soul of a community– each one unique, each one filled with local characters, legendary stories, surprising quirks, and comfortable charm. As readers, we cherish them as sanctuaries for learning and dreaming.

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