The Paris Bookseller

ΓÇ£A love letter to bookstores and libraries.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe Boston Globe The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author of The Girl in White Gloves. A PopSugar Much-Anticipated 2022 Novel ΓêÖ A BookTrib Top Ten Historical Fiction Book of Spring ΓêÖ A SheReadsΓÇÖ Best Literary Historical Fiction Coming in 2022 ΓêÖ A ReaderΓÇÖs DigestΓÇÖs Best Books for Women Written by Female Authors ΓêÖ A BookBub Best Historical Fiction Book of 2022 When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris in 1919,she has no idea that she and her new bookstore will change the course of literature itself. Shakespeare and Company is more than a bookstore and lending library: Many of the prominent writers of the Lost Generationlike Ernest Hemingwayconsider it a second home. It’s where some of the most important literary friendships of the twentieth century are forgedΓÇönone more so than the one between Irish writer James Joyce and Sylvia herself. When Joyce’s controversial novel Ulysses is bannedBeach takes a massive risk and publishes it under the auspices of Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous and influential book of the century comes with steep costs. The future of her beloved store itself is threatened when Ulysses’ success brings other publishers to woo Joyce away. Her most cherished relationships are put to the test as Paris is plunged deeper into the Depression and many expatriate friends return to America. As she faces painful personal and financial crisesSylviaΓÇöa woman who has made it her mission to honor the life-changing impact of booksΓÇömust decide what Shakespeare and Company truly means to her.