Irish Examiner View: Heartening to see support for famous bookshop

Former French President Francois Hollande bought books from Shakespeare and Co to help the famous bookshop ride out the pandemic storm.

How heartening to hear that book-lovers the world over responded in force to a call for support from Shakespeare and Co, the famous Paris bookshop that published James Joyce’s Ulysses when no one else dared.

The bookshop, located a stone’s throw from Notre-Dame cathedral, enjoyed a 50-fold increase in online orders after it emailed customers to tell them it was struggling. Coronavirus restrictions led to an 80% drop in sales since March.