A Dream Come True
March 12, 2018
George Whitman, Lesley M. Blime, Literati Who Lunch, Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, Shakespeare and Company Cafe, Sylvia Beach0 Comment
A new chapter has opened for the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. (Blog 12/30/14) Having endured the German invasion of World War II, this bookstore, home to waves of struggling and famous writers, would have died with its owner, Sylvia Beach, if George Whitman hadnâ€
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March 05, 2018
a bookstore in Paris, Bruce Handy, George Whitman, Shakespeare and Company, used book sellers
One of the disadvantages of living in my new location is there are no used booksellers nearby. I’m beginning to miss the convenience of my snooty bookstore even though they treated my trade-ins as if they were used oil rags. At least I had access to cheaper books. And I miss
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February 09, 2017
84 Charing Cross Road, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Francis Wheen, Hayward Hill book shop, Little Shop of Hoarders, Shakespeare and Company
One of my favorite movies is the 1986 film, 84 Charing Cross Road starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. The story is based on real events and is a simple one. Bancroft’s character is a writer who lives in New York as World War II looms on the horizon. Unable to find some r
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