Strong summer sales help these family-owned bookstores get through the slow season

Aug 16, 2024
Joanna Reese funds her Maine shops on a shoestring. "[We do] as much as we can ourselves," she says, "to save on costs."
Joanna Reese co-owns two bookstores with her father, Harry Reese,  including The Main Bookhouse, pictured here.
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