Iconic SoCal bookstores Vroman's and Book Soup have found a new owner

Iconic Southern California bookstores Vroman's and Book Soup have been sold to a new owner. The sale follows a two-year search for a buyer after the previous owner announced his retirement.
The beloved bookstores have been searching for a buyer for two years, ever since owner Joel Sheldon, whose family has helmed Vroman's for more than a century, announced his retirement in 2024.
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