Is Shakespeare & Co. in Danger of Extinction?

With the downtown store on Broadway closing in two weeks and the lease for the remaining store up for grabs, the New York City bookstore chain will soon be gone. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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