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"One for the Books," May 8 Cover Story Kudos to Wes Long for attempting to write the history of indie bookselling in Salt Lake City. Of course, that can't be done in two pages!...
"One for the Books," May 8 Cover Story Kudos to Wes Long for attempting to write the history of indie bookselling in Salt Lake City. Of course, that can't be done in two pages! It's long been an interest of mine, and I learned things about my trade I didn't know.
I have my own vivid memories from childhood of haunting downtown bookshops and antique stores, including those of Sam Weller, Gene Wilson and Johann Bekker. And I'd like to give a shout out to the Marshall clan—Earl, Earl Jr., and third-generation bookseller Peter Marshall, who runs Utah Book and Magazine on Main Street to this day.
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