One of America’s most commercially successful authors has set out to help independent bookstores, and that includes those in Pittsburgh. James Patterson, the writer best.
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CP Photo: Jared Wickerham Lea Bickerton, owner of The Tiny Bookstore Lea and Bill Bickerton, the husband and wife team behind The Tiny Bookstore in Pittsburgh’s North Hills, have a running joke that the store is Lea’s baby. Bill is just the hired help. At just under 300 square feet, and tucked away in the center of Pines Plaza shopping center in Ross, patrons at The Tiny Bookstore won’t find an aisle devoted to popular novels or
New York Times bestsellers. Lea, who curates the store’s selection, chooses only to carry and promote books that appeal to her.