What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Nonfiction book about famous indie bookstore that closed. [s]
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According to this episode of the podcast Decoder Ring (https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ri...), one of the bookstores that possibly inspired the store in You've Got Mail was Eeyore's Books for Children, which was founded by Joel Fram. The podcast also mentions Shakespeare & Company as the bookstore that led the legal battle against Barnes & Noble and also had to close. Books of Wonder inspired the look of Meg Ryan's bookstore in the movie. I hope that helps!
That certainly prompted me to look into more newspaper articles, which DID get me to my answer!! It's Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co., which was likened to the movie situation. So, I got there eventually! Thank you!
I think this would have happened in the 90s, and it was related to You've Got Mail (in that the premise of the real book store closing informed the movie, I think). The book should be nonfiction.
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