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EXTENDED SHELF LIFE: Kristin Sollenberger, owner of Paper Nautilus in Providence, opened the used bookstore 30 years ago after purchasing the remaining inventory following the closure of Cellar Stories Bookstore on the city’s East Side. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Paper Nautilus providing new life for used books

Art & Culture 03/13/2026

Though Kristin Sollenberger has run a bookstore for 30 years, it wasn’t until studying painting at the Rhode Island School of Design that reading...

Cellar Stories bookstore announces closure

Art & Culture 12/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – The operators of a storied, independent downtown bookstore will be closing shop next month. Current manager of Cellar Stories bookstore, Victoria Forsberg-Lary, said...

COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS: Customers take advantage of the café interior while checking out what’s available for purchase at the Savoy Bookshop & Café in Westerly. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

It’s a tough business, but like Twain, the demise of independent...

Entrepreneurship 07/07/2017

For the past 12 years, through rocky times that included falling into receivership in 2007 and recovery under new owners, Jennifer Kandarian has worked...

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