Tag: Joyce Meskis
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Court approves Denver’s Tattered Cover sale to Barnes & Noble, sealing $1.8M deal
Tattered Cover, Denver’s storied independent bookstore for half a century, is set to be owned by the largest corporate bookstore chain in the U.S. A federal judge on Tuesday approved the sale of Tattered Cover to Barnes & Noble for more than $1.8 million in cash to pay off the store’s debts, kickstarting the process…
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Barnes & Noble seeks to buy Tattered Cover, which could end its indie bookstore era, sources say
One of the largest booksellers in the U.S. put in the highest bid, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.
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Tattered Cover may secure new owners this summer, documents show
There’s an auction set for this summer and a number of interested buyers, court documents reveal.
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Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman joins packed Denver mayoral race
Kwame Spearman, Tattered Cover CEO and longtime Colorado resident, has filed to join Denver’s packed mayoral race. Spearman’s name is listed on the Denver Campaign Finance Dashboard, where mayoral candidate names appear. Spearman joins a long list of more than two dozen candidates vying for the important city position, including State Rep. Leslie Herod, former…
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Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and ‘literary lioness,’ dies
Joyce Meskis is a name every Denverite knows — or should know. The longtime CEO of the Tattered Cover Bookstore, well known for her First Amendment advocacy, died late Thursday at her home. Online records and published reports indicated she was 80 years old but The Denver Gazette could not confirm her age. The bookstore…
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Tattered Cover, with bar, to open in Westminster
The next chapter in the story of Tattered Cover, Colorado’s largest independent bookseller, begins next week when its new location opens in Westminster. Fans of the storied retailer will surely celebrate the plot twist in store for them: Adult beverages at the Best Sellers Bar. It’s the chain’s fifth full-sized store, continuing an expansion that…
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Tattered Cover bookstores sold to Colorado investors
Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores are changing ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent bookstores were purchased by a team of Colorado-based investors in a private sale announced Wednesday, ending 49 years of private ownership. Previously, the stores were owned by husband-and-wife duo and book…