Joyce Meskis, 80, was the former owner of the famed Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, Colorado. She died December 22, 2022.
Quotable Quotes:
"I grew up in an ethnic neighborhood where you had your little grocery store and your bar on the corner. And you had your little book shop and local library down the block. Retail was different then. The first change we saw was the supermarket phenomenon, which forced many shops out of business."
"I'm a bookseller who still, 50 years after my first bookselling job, gets a thrill out of seeing a person's eyes light up with the joyful and thoughtful pleasure of reading a book."
"It seems to me the legacy of any bookstore is in the love of reading and the critical thinking fostered in the customers we've served. One hopes it carries forward, playing some small part in making a better world."
