The Paris Bookseller

It‘s time to discuss this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead ! I posted 8 questions as spoilers that can be found on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the hashtags. Answer whenever you have a chance!

Next month‘s book is The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant!

mcctrish, Julsmarshall, Cinfhen, melissajayne, Jerdencon, throwmeabook, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, BethM, megnews, mrp27, JamieArc, Sargar114, MoonWitch94, julieclair, AllDebooks

AllDebooks I didn't make time to read this. I would stll like to if it's recommended. I hope you all enjoyed it 😊 1y

PurpleyPumpkin Unfortunately, I didn‘t get around to this one this month! And I was so looking forward to it! I look forward to following the group discussion as I‘m still planning to read it. 😉 1y

kspenmoll This was a great choice; I learned so much!!! (edited) 1y

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Jerdencon I read about 1/2 before the library took it back and I‘m back on the list for it. 1y

Jerdencon And neither Libby nor the NYPL ebook have a copy of next months book but will try to get a copy from the library. 1y

julieclair I‘m about halfway through and really enjoying it. Will comment when I‘m finished. 1y

mrp27 Thanks for hosting. I learned so much! 1y

Sargar114 Thanks for the tag, didn‘t get around to finishing this month 🤞 for next month 🙂 1y

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8. Have you visited Shakespeare and Company? More information here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/

What is your favorite bookstore?

kspenmoll Visited in 1991. Favorite bookstore in CT is RJ Julia‘s Bookseller in Madison. 1y

mrp27 No but it‘s definitely a bucket list item. I have been to Shakespeare and Co in NYC several times. It‘s been years and I don‘t even know if it‘s still there or if there is any relation to the Paris store. 1y

julieclair No, but I hope to… someday. I love all indie book stores. Don‘t really have a favorite. 1y

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7. Many of us dream of owning a bookstore. If you owned one, what three authors—past or present—would you invite to read at your store? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

megnews Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison. Let me think about the third 1y

kspenmoll Joy Harper, jane Kenyon, Mary Wollstonecraft. 1y

mrp27 Ohhh tough question. Judy Blume, JD Salinger, Isabel Allende. 1y

julieclair Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter, Thomas Hardy 1y

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6. The original epic poem The Odyssey, by Homer—on which Joyce based his novel Ulysses—is about Odysseus trying to get home to Ithaca after the Trojan War so that he could be reunited with his wife, Penelope. In what ways do the themes of home and reunion pop up throughout The Paris Bookseller? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

megnews It‘s a reflection on Joyce‘s trying to come home to his wife. They go back and forth between Ireland. Sylvia‘s family wants her to “come home” but she doesn‘t feel the US is home anymore. It‘s about making home and found home. (edited) 1y

kspenmoll Joyce faced many trials in writing/publishing his book like Odysseus, Nora was Joyce‘s “home” as evidenced by his trying to woo her back with a lovely home when she left him for Ireland- Penelope was Odysseus‘s “ home”. Reunion was desired & experienced by both Joyce & odysseus. I have not read Ulysses, I imagine the protagonist‘s day was met with such trials. Dorothy Parker‘s view as Penelope the real hero🔽 1y

kspenmoll 🔼 https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/penelope/ 1y

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kspenmoll Joyce & WWI etc: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/4647-the-roots-of-c... 1y

kspenmoll @megnews Yes, Sylvia‘s found home became her bookstore & Paris. 1y

mrp27 This book makes me want to read Ulysses. Just not entirely sure I‘ll get through it. Dubliners was a struggle. But yes, I saw it as Joyce‘s struggle with Ireland, his home. 1y

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5. The Paris Bookseller takes place from 1917 to 1936, from the end of the First World War into the Depression, and it‘s being published one hundred years later. Did you detect any resonance with the twenty-first century as you read about the lives of these characters living a century ago? How are attitudes, laws, censorship, and art the same? How are they different? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

kspenmoll Although I so wish it were different now, I think there are parallels to the time period in the book & our current time. Even before Covid people were reading so much. During & after the pandemic, so many musicians, artist, writers responded to this world wide virus. Diverse writers are recognized, although there is so much more to do to support their work. Women writers & supportive groups,awards,also are seen & recognized. An ultra 🔽 1y

kspenmoll 🔼 conservative backlash has become front & center with book banning, libraries attacked, RON DESANTIS & other like minded politicians- seem to be taking over states. 1y

megnews Art, in all forms, will always make people think. There are those who benefit from people not thinking & therefore there will always be attacks on art, including writing. I‘m not one to easily make comparisons with Nazi German but the book banning going on right now can become a terrifying slippery slope into a place I hope we don‘t want to go.The racists emboldened by these attitudes coming out of the woodwork, I hope isnt a sign of times to come 1y

mrp27 If I read this 7 years ago I would have said thank goodness we don‘t live in a time like that, look how much we‘ve progressed!! But nope, we‘re back in the same troubled times. I do have hope that times like these are cyclical and we‘ll break free form these ignorant times and move forward again. 1y

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4. This novel is full of real-life strong women making history. Were any of their actions surprising to you, given the time period? Do you think there was something special about Paris at this particular time that made their actions possible? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

kspenmoll I do think there was something special about Paris, but then there still is something special about Paris! This time in between the Wars was a time of anti-everything in the United States and somewhat in England. Writers & artists & young people were reacting against WWI & its trenches, Trauma, etc. Joyce‘s experience with getting his book published was a prime example of the culture in the US -nothing new in life was accepted or understood.🔽 (edited) 1y

kspenmoll Strong women emerged because they had tested themselves during WWI - actively working in war efforts at home & abroad, doing jobs men were not doing or available for. Why would some of these strong women want to lose their new found acceptance? I imagine their lives were enriched by these new experiences. 1y

megnews It is surprising that women would be capable of opening their own business at this time, considering they couldn‘t get credit etc. I do think Paris was a special place where people bucking the system gathered which made new things possible. 1y

mrp27 I was thinking that too, how did women get the opportunity to open their own business during this time? I don‘t recall reading about credit so was it strictly a cash business and that enabled them to do it? Curious… The lawyers and other publishers they worked with were certainly not kind to them nor did they take the women seriously. 1y

julieclair I do think there was something special about Paris at this time, but I wonder just what it was. Why did so many artists and writers flock there? It‘s fascinating. 1y

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3. Adrienne and Sylvia disagree about how much time and energy Sylvia devotes to James Joyce. Why does Sylvia give so much of herself to the writer? Why does Adrienne disagree? How does this difference alter their relationship? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

kspenmoll It seems that Sylvia lost herself in Joyce & initially was blinded by what she saw as his genius. She did not allow for or see his flaws as Adrienne did. Also as Adrienne kept pointing out to her, she left herself no time for her own in her life and development. She gave her all to Joyce, who is no way appreciated it. 1y

megnews Agree with everything @kspenmoll said 1y

mrp27 Seems Adrienne was able a better judge of character and was able to see through Joyce. I wondered if she had some experience similar in her work and had learned early on how to deal with writers. I understand how Sylvia could feel defensive and have it seep into her relationship with Adrienne. Thankfully she came out of it in the end. 1y

julieclair I did wonder why Joyce was so important to her. It was like an obsession. Adrienne was much more clear sighted and was doing her best to open Sylvia‘s eyes to reality. 1y

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2. At first Sylvia is stymied by all the famous writers in Adrienne‘s store, but she goes on to open her own store and befriend the most famous writers of her day without being self-conscious about it. What do you think enabled her to call Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and the others her friends? ~from Reading Group Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

kspenmoll I think because she let them be & did not impose herself on the writers, they could relax & over time see her store & self as a true home, one without judgement. 1y

megnews She provided space for them to create and gave them their space to do it. Over time, their proximity drew them to share their lives with her. She provided a safe space to let them be themselves and create. 1y

mrp27 I agree, she may have been intimidated but she provided a space and environment for the writers to be comfortable and come to her. 1y

julieclair I agree with all that has been said, plus I think that having Adrienne introduce them as her friends made them seem like real people to Sylvia, right from the start. 1y

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1. Sylvia and Adrienne are devoted readers. How does reading shape their lives? How has reading shaped your life? ~from Reading Discussion Guide #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

kspenmoll Books are so integral to both women‘s lives- defining who they are & allowing them to embrace unknown worlds, hone perspective taking, deepen their empathy- maybe more so Adrienne. Their bookstores were gifts as well as a home for/to writers,artists, many travelers who could not be themselves in the US & other countries. Both women are remarkable in their active support of writers.I cannot remember a time when I did not read or was not read to.🔽 (edited) 1y

kspenmoll 🔼 surrounded by books & readers- both sets of grandparents, my parents, an aunt who Xmas & birthday gifts were only books/ our parents gave us each a book in xmas eve. The library was a standard trip. We were not stifled regarding what books we read-(except maybe explicit sex in books). I married a reader; we all did. Books opened up the world to me- I have traveled little outside US. Reading about other cultures, societies,etc.has enriched me.🔽 1y

kspenmoll 🔼 I love teaching about books, exploring books with my students, discussing books with Littens & book clubs. I will stop now!!!! 1y

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megnews Ditto what @kspenmoll said about the characters love for books, authors, readers, art, and creators. I received many books each Christmas. Spent all my allowance money on books. Would stay in Waldenbooks while my family shopped at the mall. Finish books in a day. Stay up late reading. As an adult, I don‘t think I could make it without books. 1y

Jerdencon I think reading is what pulls them together initially. Reading is a great common bond! 1y

mrp27 Agreed with everything here. Reading was an acceptable activity for women so it enabled both Sylvia and Adrienne to pursue books and their shops. As for me, I‘ve been a reader all my life and I‘ve lived and learned so much through my reading. 1y

julieclair Reading is what brought Adrienne and Sylvia together in the first place. Books are their work, their leisure, and the basis for their social life. I suspect they feel like I do… as Thomas Jefferson said, “I cannot live without books.” 1y

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kspenmoll

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“ Adrienne play was making her gratin dauphinois that night, and Sylvia‘s mouth was watering just thinking of it.”
After I looked this recipe up in my husband‘s old Julia Child‘s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume One, my mouth too was watering - all that butter & cream!!! #booksandfood #literarycrew #14books14weeks

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mrp27 All the food descriptions in this book were mouth watering! 1y

Librarybelle 😁 A mouth-watering rabbit hole to follow! 1y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!!! 1y

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After a fashion, Em-Cat shifted so I could resume reading. #literarycrew

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Jari-chan Best bookmark ever🤭 1y

Bookwormjillk 😻 1y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 😻Precious little kitty.😻 1y

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Roary47 Daw! 😻😻😻 (edited) 1y

dabbe Best bookmark ever! 🐾🐈‍⬛🐾 (edited) 1y

Librarybelle So adorable!! ❤️❤️❤️ 1y

kspenmoll @Jari-chan @Bookwormjillk @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Roary47 @dabbe @Librarybelle She is so sweet. She greets me whenever I come home and races to the couch so she can snuggle on me. But I admit, she often tries to push the books away from me or cover them with her .body (edited) 1y

Jari-chan @kspenmoll When my SO wants to read, our cat Rossa, who's really attached to her, tends to sit directly ON the book. So no reading can be done for quite some time 😹 If I want to sit on the couch to read, I usually only see fur because of two fluffy cats tromping all around 😸 1y

kspenmoll @Jari-chan thanks for sharing your cat/ book story. I just love all the cats & book stories I hear on this site.#catsoflitsy 1y

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Visiting Paris today. Felling nostalgic- we spent over a week in Paris during our honeymoon in May of 1991.#literarycrew

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marleed What a pretty photo! 1y

kspenmoll @marleed Thank you it‘s my porch not me, which is why I love to spend so much time on it. Three seasons a year. 1y

Librarybelle Love the photo! 1y

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If time travel were a real thing I would love to go back to the expat artists life of 1920‘s Paris. Perhaps meet Sylvia Beach herself and hang out at Shakespeare and Company. In the meantime I was greatly satisfied reading this book all about Sylvia,her store, and her relationship with James Joyce.

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kspenmoll Just reading this now. 1y

mrp27 @kspenmoll Hope you enjoy it! 1y

Librarybelle Yay! So glad you liked this! 1y

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I learned a bit of history I wasn‘t aware of. Looking forward to discussion. #literarycrew

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Librarybelle Hooray! Glad you liked it! 1y

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Librarybelle

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We‘re about halfway through the month, so check in time. I know a few of us have finished this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead ! Any thoughts to share with the group?

Discussion on July 31st!

Reminder too that the August title is The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant - I‘ll make an official post within the next couple of days!

mcctrish, Julsmarshall, Cinfhen, melissajayne, Jerdencon, throwmeabook, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, BethM, JamieArc, Sargar114, MoonWitch94, julieclair, AllDebooks

Jerdencon I‘m enjoying it so far - about a 1/3 way done, 1y

mrp27 I started it this weekend. So far so good. 1y

Librarybelle Terrific @Jerdencon @mrp27 !! 1y

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Starting this week I‘m trying to be accountable about finding my way back to myself. Lunch was a 30 min workout, food, 20 min reading.

Kshakal I wish you well friend! 💗 1y

Cuilin Sounds like you‘ve a good plan. 🚶🏼‍♀️ 🥘 📖 ☀️ 1y

Bookwormjillk Sounds like a good plan! 1y

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1y

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@Librarybelle and #TheLiteraryCrew I REALLY LIKED this one!! The story of Sylvia Beach, the founder & original owner of the iconic bookstore Shakespeare & Co. I had no idea about the history & relationship between Beach & author James Joyce and the publication of Ulysses. So fascinating 😍I loved getting a glimpse of expat life in 1920‘s Paris 🩷

TrishB I‘ve read a few about Sylvia - fascinating stuff! 1y

Librarybelle So glad you liked this one! I have not started it yet, but hopefully I‘ll have a chance soon!! 1y

Cinfhen I really enjoyed this book a lot!!! Really FASCINATING stuff @TrishB @Librarybelle 🩷😊 1y

Centique Ive got a nonfiction about her on the TBR im sure but this sounds good too! also your flowers are beautiful 😍 1y

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repost for @Librarybelle let her know if you want to be tagged

July‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead …gotta love books about bookstores!

This read at your own pace group discusses the month‘s at the end of the month. All welcome to join!

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 1y

kspenmoll I am joining in- this is in my TBR 1y

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Librarybelle

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July‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead …gotta love books about bookstores!

This read at your own pace group discusses the month‘s at the end of the month. All welcome to join!

Tagging those who have expressed prior interest. If you also like to be included in the tag list for the month, comment below! I will post periodically check ins throughout the month!

mcctrish, Julsmarshall, melissajayne, Jerdencon, kspenmoll, JamieArc, Sargar114, MoonWitch94, LitsyEvents, julieclair, AllDebooks

Librarybelle Are you interested in joining this month? @Cinfhen @BethM @PurpleyPumpkin 1y

Cinfhen Im gonna try to join if I can borrow a copy 🤩thanks for the reminder 1y

Librarybelle Hooray, @Cinfhen ! 1y

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BethM Yes this sounds great! 1y

Librarybelle Woohoo, @BethM ! 1y

PurpleyPumpkin Well if it‘s described it as “A love letter to bookstores and libraries,” how can I say no? Sounds great!👍🏽 1y

Librarybelle So true, @PurpleyPumpkin ! Hooray! 1y

Jerdencon I‘m done with work for the summer so going to try to read this one! 1y

throwmeabook I‘d love to join! 💕 I bought a copy at Shakespeare & Company when I visited Paris earlier this year. 1y

Librarybelle Hooray, @Jerdencon @throwmeabook !! 1y

julieclair Just picked up my library hold today! 😀 1y

Librarybelle Hooray, @julieclair !! 1y

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TheEllieMo

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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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My husband and I had a little getaway in Paris over the weekend. I‘ve been wanting to visit the Shakespeare and Company bookstore forever and now I have! 💕 Bucket list ✅

Cinfhen Looks magical 🥰 2y

erzascarletbookgasm 😍 2y

Cupcake12 Need to add to my list now too x 2y

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marleed And me in Kansas City sitting here being so envious ;) I hope it was grand and that you purchased a book just to get it stamped from the wonderful place of purchase! 2y

throwmeabook @marleed I bought the tagged book and got it stamped. Also a bookmark and tote bag with the store front on it! 💕 2y

marleed Oh good for you. When my son and DIL went to Paris they purchased this book for me too! With the stamp and cat bookmark! If you scroll down a few posts on this pic you can see how they posed the cover of this book in front of the store - all a they could give me that pic with my book! 2y

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Not our traditional holiday but pleasant nonetheless.

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A book about books and authors and bookshops and Paris and a strong woman

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Book club is Thursday and I‘m already starting the book. Maybe this month I‘ll have finished in time to discuss it as this is a good 2-3 days before I‘d normally start (and then not finish about 50% of the time). LOL!

Ruthiella Good luck!👍 2y

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So happy to be traveling to Paris thru the #Staycationintimeswap . Thank you so much @Jerdencon !! The book and tote combo are perfect. And you even found French treats! ❤️❤️

Thank you o @Chrissyreadit @DinoMom for hosting!

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍😍 2y

Jerdencon Loved how we both “went” to Paris! 2y

LeslieO @Jerdencon I know! 😊❤️ 2y

DinoMom Lovely 2y

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Pride Month: Day Twenty Nine! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

This wonderful book features the story of Sylvia Beach and the publication of Ulysses! And while I obviously loved reading about James Joyce and Ulysses, I also really loved how the author took a lot of time to craft a beautiful story about the love between Sylvia and Adrienne Monnier, which is an aspect of her life that I think gets overlooked often!

#pridemonth #queerbooks #lgbtq

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This was an interesting read about the birth of the Shakespeare and Company Book Store in Paris and the role that its owner Sylvia Beach played in publishing James Joyce‘s Ulysses. While I still have no desire to attempt reading Ulysses again, the story of its initial publication in France during a time that it was banned in the US was compelling.

kspenmoll I want to read this now! Thx for the review! 2y

Ncostell @kspenmoll It was a good one, hope you enjoy it! 2y

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#kindledeals #ebooksale

robinb Just saw this. Have you read it yet? 2y

Insightsintobooks @robinb I have not. 2y

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I‘m fascinated by the ex-pats inhabiting 1920-30s post WWI Paris. I‘m particularly intrigued by this Paris bookstore, and I‘m always down for books about the publishing industry. So this biographical fiction is an obvious pick for me. I knew little of James Joyce so that was a plus, as well. I do think it helps if one is interested in at least a couple of these things going in to this book. ↓

marleed Btw, background right is the book my soon and DIL gifted me on their trip to Paris. On the right is a pic they re-enacted for me since I insisted this was a must-see destination. …The cat is the bookmark included with purchase of a book. …One of my favorite gifts ever! 3y

charl08 Nice photo, how sweet of them to do this 3y

BiblioLitten That‘s so cool! 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Hahaha great photo! 3y

marleed @charl08 @BiblioLitten @erzascarletbookgasm Thank you. Anytime visitors come into my ‘reading room‘ i always show them this book and photo. …They also stopped in a French bookstore in Nice and finally were able to communicate a French copy of The Wizard of Oz. It‘s so cool! 3y

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📖 5-5-22 || Historical | Literary | Inspiring
Kate Quinn has called this book “a love letter to books, bookstores, and book lovers everywhere” …and I wholeheartedly agree! Such a great read. Focusing on Sylvia Beach, this story explores how she started the famous Parisian bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, and was the first publisher of James Joyce‘s Ulysses. Fun cameos by writers like Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and others!

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A very interesting read about Sylvia Beach and her bookshop Shakespeare and Company. I‘ll admit I knew 0% about either subject prior to opening the book, but Kate Quinn‘s (one of my insta-buy authors) quote hooked me, “A love letter to books, bookstores, and book lovers everywhere”. I agree 100%!

BookBosomed1 I‘m reading this right now. Early days yet, but I like it so far. 3y

Aims42 @BookBosomed1 I hope you continue to enjoy it! Can‘t wait to see your thoughts on it😃 (edited) 3y

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And just like that, we‘re back to winter 🙄 I believe we are in the “second winter” phase of Chicagoland Winter. Next up is fake spring and back for one last taste of winter and then maybe we‘ll hit spring sometime in May 🤞🌷🐥☀️

Librariana Makes me think of a meme for Texas weather: "Winter is at 6 am, Spring starts at 10 am, Summer is at 2 pm, and Fall starts around 4:30ish. Dress accordingly." I just remember summer felt like it lasted 8 months! I'm much happier with the weather up'ere in the PNW, but I know we might have a 2nd winter ourselves! 3y

Aims42 @Librariana That meme is hilarious!! It would sum up our weather in mid-October, that‘s when the weather is always a crapshoot 🤣 So glad you found a good weather location, hoping your second winter (if you get one) is quick and spring comes your way real soon!! 3y

BookBosomed1 Same here in Wisconsin. I‘m so ready for Spring! 3y

Aims42 @BookBosomed1 Ughhh, me too!! 3y

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This tells once again the story of how Sylvia Beach founded Shakespeare & Company and of her friendship with Adrienne Monnier.

This is a picture upstairs at Sh& Co, ages ago, at a reading.
#SavvySettings 17 #Bookstore @TheSpineView @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheSpineView 👍 3y

Eggs Love it❣️ 3y

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Great book about Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Company, and the publishing of James Joyce‘s Ulysses. It‘s a great companion piece to read along with Ulysses. I‘m reading Ulysses along with Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses by James Joyce & some of my Litsy Book Club members
#SandCoUlysses #LitsyBookClub

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This was a fun read. Not a biography of Sylvia Beach but a beautifully told historical novel about the famous bookseller and her Paris bookshop.

squirrelbrain I like the sound of this one….! 3y

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Branwen

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Getting a start on this one before heading into work! 💕📚💕

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I enjoyed this historical fiction novel about how Sylvia Beach came to open Shakespeare and Company. Its focus is on Beach‘s endeavor to publish James Joyce‘s Ulysses, (her own Odyssey), and the friendship/ tumult she had with Joyce. The book also features other famous authors that frequented her place and what an influence she and her shop had on everyone in Paris, as well as her longtime romance with Adrienne Monnier.

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Gifts from @WanderingBookaneer ❤️💜❤️

kspenmoll The Paris Bookseller!!! 3y

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📖: About to start the tagged book. @Andrew65

Andrew65 Look forward to seeing your review. 3y

HiMyNames_Alyssa My weekend reading consists of a combination of House of Wolves, The Hazel Wood, and a witchy book I picked up at a local shop. :) 3y

BookBosomed1 @HiMyNamesRysha That sounds great! 3y

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Branwen

The Paris Bookseller | Kerri Maher

HUZZAH!!! 🎉 The tagged book just arrived today and I couldn't be more excited! 💕📚💕 This is a historical fiction about Sylvia Beach, who was one of my favorite people ever! I love the story of her bookstore and I can't to jump in! I had to include my two other books about her as well, because it's hilarious to me that all three of them have both her and Joyce on the cover! 😂 I was lucky enough to visit her archive in Princeton a few years ago!

DivineDiana I know nothing about her, but I am anxious to learn! Stacked. 🙂 3y

Branwen @DivineDiana Yay! I think you'll love reading about her! She was fantastic! Her bookstore in Paris was a meeting place for some of the best authors of the time AND she is responsible for publishing Ulysses by James Joyce! 😍 Such a fascinating life! 3y

JamieArc The author of the tagged book is giving a free virtual talk through my local bookstore tonight at 7pm EST. If you look up Schuler books on Facebook, I‘m sure you can find the event. 3y

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marleed When my son and DIL went to Paris, I told them to visit Shakespeare and Company. They did, and it was one of their favorite experiences. They purchased for me the book in your photo. Not only that, they stood outside the store to take their own version of the cover pic. Honestly one of my favorite gifts ever!

Shakespeare and Company

marleed If you scroll down a few posts on the tagged in my first post you can see my post of their pic! 3y

Branwen @JamieArc OMG THANK YOU! 💕 I managed to catch this just in time! 😍 3y

Branwen @marleed Okay, that is literally my new favorite picture on the internet right now! 😁 How cool was that?! I love that they managed the same exact pose as the book cover! BEST GIFT AND PICTURE COMBO EVER! ❤📖❤ I had a trip planned for Paris and then the pandemic happened so....it will probably be awhile yet before I get to visit the store in person - but I'm SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT! 3y

marleed @Branwen Oh thank you- that‘s funny. I cried when they gifted me the book and pic. It was just such a wonderful thing to do. 3y

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