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From Stephen Elliott
If the Strand is a palace for books, then Ben McFall is king—of its fiction section, at least.
A New York Times profile of McFall discusses his history with, knowledge of, and love for the legendary bookstore:
...more“It seems like a feat, but if it were your house, you’d know where things are, too,” Mr.
Manhattan’s Strand Bookstore is in the midst of a labor struggle. Employees have launched a blog, which contains their original press release: “Strand ownership mounts unprecedented attack on union.”
MetroFocus reports on the current causes, as well as labor issues that have arisen at Strand in the past.
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