<strong>Bookstores owned by authors: </strong>As Books Are Magic, owned by novelist Emma Straub, prepares to open in Brooklyn, here's a list of other bookshops owned by the people whose names are on the spines.
Bookstores owned by authors: As Books Are Magic, owned by novelist Emma Straub, prepares to open in Brooklyn, here's a list of other bookshops owned by the people whose names are on the spines.
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<strong>City Lights:</strong> This San Francisco icon is owned by another San Francisco icon, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
City Lights: This San Francisco icon is owned by another San Francisco icon, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
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<strong>Books & Books: </strong>This sunny space at the Studios of Key West is helmed by Judy Blume, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby.
Books & Books: This sunny space at the Studios of Key West is helmed by Judy Blume, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby.
The Studios of Key West/Nick Doll
<strong>Birchbark Books:</strong> Guests can buy both books and Native American art at Louise Erdrich's Minneapolis shop.
Birchbark Books: Guests can buy both books and Native American art at Louise Erdrich's Minneapolis shop.
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<strong>Parnassus Books:</strong> Bestselling author Ann Patchett curates the collection at her Nashville bookstore, Parnassus.
Parnassus Books: Bestselling author Ann Patchett curates the collection at her Nashville bookstore, Parnassus.
Parnassus Books/Heidi Ross
<strong>Booked Up:</strong> Author Larry McMurty moved his bookstore Booked Up from Washington D.C. to Archer, Texas.
Booked Up: Author Larry McMurty moved his bookstore Booked Up from Washington D.C. to Archer, Texas.
Booked Up/Albert Ray Mock