The literary advocate bringing books back to her south Bronx community

A failed attempt to save Barnes & Noble sparked Noëlle Santos’ quest to open The Lit. Bar – an indie neighborhood bookstore

For more than two years, the Bronx borough of New York City – home to 1.5 million people – was without single general interest bookstore.

That has now changed, thanks to Noëlle Santos, who made it her years-long mission to bring an independent community bookstore to her native borough.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2vr6DBs