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Joyce Meskis

Joyce Meskis

American bookseller (1942–2022)

Joyce Meskis (March 12, 1942 – December 22, 2022) was an American bookseller. She owned the Tattered Cover bookstore from 1974. In 1995, she won a PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award.[1][2]

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Life

Meskis studied at Purdue University.[3]

In 1974, she bought the Tattered Cover bookstore.[4] In 1991, she was president of the American Booksellers Association.[1][5] She retired in 2015.[3][6][7]

Meskis had two daughters.[3] Meskis died on December 22, 2022, at the age of 80.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Genzlinger, Neil (2023-01-07). "Joyce Meskis, Bookseller Who Defended Readers' Rights, Dies at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    Nawotka, Ed; Rosen |, Judith. "Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies at 80". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    Rosenwald, Michael S. "Joyce Meskis, whose Tattered Cover became a destination for book lovers, dies at 80". Washington Post.
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    Nawotka, Ed; Rosen |, Judith. "Saluting Tattered Cover Founder Joyce Meskis". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    Calhoun, Patricia. "Remembering Joyce Meskis, First Amendment Champion". Westword. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    [email protected], ALEX EDWARDS. "Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and 'literary lioness,' dies". Denver Gazette. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    "Remembering Tattered Cover's longtime owner Joyce Meskis". Denverite. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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    "Joyce Meskis, First Amendment advocate and pioneering owner of Tattered Cover, has died". The Denver Post. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
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