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L.A. Indie Bookstores Persist During Pandemic-Hit Holiday Season

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With COVID-19 cases rising and a new stay-at-home order in effect, indie bookstores in Los Angeles continue to tread water amid an overwhelming storm.

Throw in the first holiday season of the pandemic era and bookstores are enduring even more challenges in what would usually be the most lucrative time of the year.

When The Hollywood Reporter last spoke to several bookstores in March — at the start of the pandemic — store owners were forced to cut staff, focus on online sales and ponder the idea of opening their doors again.

Now nine months later and in the midst of the holiday season, local bookstores are open at 20 percent capacity and have found salvation by reinventing themselves and creating safe and enjoyable ways to remain connected.

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