Joel Sheldon III intends to sell Vroman’s to whomever is most committed to maintaining the legacy of the store, rather than necessarily to the highest bidder.
Biblioracle: The venerable Vroman’s Bookstore in California is for sale
Category: Books
Today in History: Borders bookstore chain files for Chapter 11
On Feb. 16, 2011, bookstore chain Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it would close nearly a third of its stores. (Borders closed all of its remaining stores in September 2011.)
What’s it like to work with Cruise, Pitt or Belushi? Ed Zwick knows
The Chicago director’s new book is “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.”
Biblioracle: ‘Disillusioned’ explores the unraveling of America’s suburbs and features an Evanston family
The world has a lot of problems. Some books take them on in ways that illuminate the problems at a combined historical, systemic and personal level.
Unearthing the brilliance and playfulness of Ring Lardner in ‘Frank Chance’s Diamond’
Former sportswriter Ron Rapoport brings Ring Lardner’s sports writing into the light in his new book “Frank Chance’s Diamond.”