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Alec Hogg’s Inbox: Short notes from KZN community members
Kicking off my inbox sharing with a couple of short notes from KZN community members. Starting with Andrew Hancock from Pietermaritzburg……
“Citizens held the line while the State went AWOL –”…..That’s exactly what happened. It’s a small statement with such impact. Without the community taking courage and standing strong, so much more damage would have been inflicted. Pmb, Liberty Mall, Athlone Circle, Parklane Centre, Bluff Meat Supply, TWK to name but some still standing because of us.
The courage, the commitment and I may add the mixed race groups that all stood of one mind and one goal was an ignition to the soul. It has given me a hope where the politicians and law enforcement have failed. I am proud to be a part of those I stood with.”
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Even Hercule Poirot might be stumped by the death of Normal Heights’ most fabled book store. Like an Agatha Christie mystery, there’s no shortage of suspects.
Was the culprit Amazon?
Fading interest in the printed word?
Or was the Adams Avenue Book Store’s fate sealed by the disappearance of a shadowy figure, the book scout?
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“Assigning blame is a tough game,” said Brian Lucas, 70, the store’s owner, citing rising costs and falling revenues. “It’s not lining up any more.”
Who killed Adams Avenue’s iconic book store? One suspect: the vanishing book scout
From coast to coast, established vendors of used collectible volumes have died. The casualties included some prominent names: Gotham Book Mart in Manhattan, Dutton’s in Los Angeles, Shakespeare & Co. in Berkeley. Downtown San Diego once boasted seven or eight shops, led by Wahrenbrock’s Book House on Broadway. Today, they’re all gone.
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