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Pasadena's historic Vroman's bookstore up for sale, along with Book Soup

LOS ANGELES -- The owner of Vroman's, a historic independent bookstore in Pasadena, is looking to sell both of its locations in the city, along with Book Soup in West Hollywood. The bookstore, the oldest in Southern California, was founded in 1895 and has been under the same family's ownership for more than a century. Its current owner, Joel Sheldon, who is nearing his 80th birthday, announced ...
Photographed at Vroman's Bookstore on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

LOS ANGELES -- The owner of Vroman's, a historic independent bookstore in Pasadena, is looking to sell both of its locations in the city, along with Book Soup in West Hollywood.

The bookstore, the oldest in Southern California, was founded in 1895 and has been under the same family's ownership for more than a century. Its current owner, Joel Sheldon, who is nearing his 80th birthday, announced

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