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Black-owned bookstore in Leimert Park celebrates Black History all year long Eso Won Books in Leimert Park is a Black-owned bookstore that focuses on providing Black information and Black literature. KABC LEIMERT PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) I think Black bookstores play a particular role in that we have the information that is most critical to teaching history the way it should be taught, James Fugate said. Fugate is the co-owner of Eso Won Books in Leimert Park. The Black-owned book store has a history spanning over 30 years and focuses primarily on providing Black information and Black literature. It s very important that we have stores like this that really promote books that will make people think about these issues, Fugate said. And know about these issues and history. ....
The Last Bookstore in DTLA From drowning in debt to lines out the door, local outlets have readjusted the way they do business nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak hit the U.S. With COVID-19 cases rising and a new stay-at-home order in effect, indie bookstores in Los Angeles continue to tread water amid an overwhelming storm. Throw in the first holiday season of the pandemic era and bookstores are enduring even more challenges in what would usually be the most lucrative time of the year. When The Hollywood Reporter last spoke to several bookstores in March at the start of the pandemic store owners were forced to cut staff, focus on online sales and ponder the idea of opening their doors again. Now nine months later and in the midst of the holiday season, local bookstores are open at 20 percent capacity and have found salvation by reinventing themselves and creating safe and enjoyable ways to remain connected to their communities. ....
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For L.A. bookstores during COVID-19, this holiday season is make or break [Los Angeles Times] Two days after Thanksgiving, on what is sometimes known as Small Business Saturday, Jennifer Gracie plopped a stack of hardcovers onto the checkout desk of Chevalier’s Books, a charming shop in Larchmont Village. The haul for Gracie, a 54-year-old transplant from New York, included an Italian cookbook for her husband; a crime novel for her mother; guidebooks for her daughter and friends; and a David Bowie puzzle for her sister-in-law. It could have been any other holiday shopping season, except for the masks, the plexiglass barrier separating Gracie from the salesclerk and the sign at the window that read, in part, “Max Occupancy 6 Customers.” There was, too, the sense of urgency and mission, among both store employees and customers lined up outside. ....
Print Two days after Thanksgiving, on what is sometimes known as Small Business Saturday, Jennifer Gracie plopped a stack of hardcovers onto the checkout desk of Chevalier’s Books, a charming shop in Larchmont Village. The haul for Gracie, a 54-year-old transplant from New York, included an Italian cookbook for her husband; a crime novel for her mother; guidebooks for her daughter and friends; and a David Bowie puzzle for her sister-in-law. It could have been any other holiday shopping season, except for the masks, the plexiglass barrier separating Gracie from the salesclerk and the sign at the window that read, in part, “Max Occupancy 6 Customers.” There was, too, the sense of urgency and mission, among both store employees and customers lined up outside. ....