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For decades, book lovers and tourists alike have flocked to the Strand Book Store in New York City’s Greenwich village to marvel at the 23 miles of rare, used, and new books that line the historic destination’s shelves or to secure a Strand-branded tote bag. It would be far from an exaggeration to say that the Strand is deeply rooted in the city’s expansive literary legend. Like many bookstores, the Strand was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. With the loss of New York tourists, foot traffic, and hundreds of in-store events a year, the Strand’s proprietor, Nancy Bass W...