Yes Books is very much a staple of Portland. How did you come to own it?
The original owner was Pat Murphy and the store was down on Danforth St. across the hall from the No Cafe, a fairly well known jazz cafe at the time. The bookstore next to No Cafe became Yes Books. Pat was there for about 5-10 years but moved up to Congress St. about 15 years ago. I’ve owned the store for about 10 years, but I’m still sort of getting settled in here.
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