Aug 29, 2011
For the most part Hurricane Irene left bookstores untouched. Gwyneth Paltrow signed My Father’s Daughter at
BookHampton in East Hampton, N.Y., amidst storm preparations. Many
bookstores throughout the mid-Atlantic and New England closed on Sunday,
including Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., and R.J. Julia in
Madison, Ct. Clinton Book Shop in Clinton, N.J., which is no stranger to
flooding, sand bagged the store; Books & Books Westhampton Beach in
Westhampton, N.Y., like many business close to the water boarded its
windows.
Other booksellers decided to use the storm as an excuse to party.
The Spiral Bookcase, a used bookstore in Philadelphia, offered food and
drink and live music. When it seemed as if the storm had passed,
Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn opened yesterday afternoon, and was
soon packed.
While most
booksellers escaped with no or very little water, Bartleby’s Books in
Wilmington, Vt., was completely destroyed by flooding. In an email to Shelf Awareness, owner
Lisa Sullivan wrote, “We plan to rebuild as soon as possible.” This is
the second time within the past four months that Sullivan has lost a
store. In April, her Brattleboro, Vt. bookstore, The Book Cellar, was
closed due to a fire. No word yet on when either store will reopen.
*From PW Daily
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