From Shelf Awareness:
Three Lives & Co. in Greenwich Village was undamaged by
the storm. Owner Toby Cox wrote: "I rode my bike in on Tuesday afternoon
after the East River bridges were reopened to find the shop just as we left it
on Sunday evening. It was a tough week, though, as the neighborhood essentially
emptied out as folks fled uptown or to the boroughs in search of heat and hot
water and a recharged cellphone. We opened every day from about 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
to give folks a place to wander to and share stories but there were very few
people out and about. I was not surprised we did almost no business but was
surprised by just how quiet it was."
On Saturday, after power was restored, Three Lives & Co. reopened
but closed early "to allow my employees to navigate a still seriously
compromised subway system."
McNally Jackson also reopened, noting in an e-mail that
"with power finally restored, the two pre-conditions for
book-reading--what we like to think of as the big L's, Light and Literacy--can
finally be met. So come on down, our bulbs are burnin' and our doors are
open."
The event schedule is returning to normal today and one
cancelled event has been "salvaged." Joan Wickersham, author of The
News from Spain, who was going to appear last Thursday, is now joining
A.M. Homes, author of May We Be Forgiven, for a reading and discussion
on Wednesday, November 14.
Footnote;
The photos are not current shots, taken from my picture file.
I am delighted these two stores have escaped largely unscathed. I was buying books in both last month.
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