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February 7, 2012By Sarah Weinman

Bookselling: More on RJ Julia Sale; Curious George Bookstore To Reopen Under New Ownership

February 7, 2012By Sarah Weinman

Updating Monday’s story on the announced sale of RJ Julia Booksellers, owner Roxanne Coady added a few more details in a telephone interview with us this morning. The idea to sell had been brewing for “at least a year and a half to two years,” Coady said. “It wasn’t an a-ha moment, but you know how you think about something and it’s not sorted in your mind, but there’s enough evidence pointing directly at what you should decide? It was like that.” That RJ Julia had a “very good year” in 2011 cemented Coady’s decision to sell, since “it made […]

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