Bloom Archives
Margaret Taylor
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Jigsaw Puzzles Acquire New Popularity During Pandemic
Like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, jigsaw puzzles sold out during the pandemic’s early days, and, according to Margaret Taylor, owner of The Book…
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Book-Themed T-Shirts Are Popular at the Book Corner
Clothing can tell you a lot about a person, including what they read.
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Women-Owned Businesses Are Booming on the Square
Bloomington’s downtown Square has long been home to women-owned businesses.
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It Takes More Than a Small Fire To Keep the Book Corner Down
When owner Margaret Taylor opened the doors to the Book Corner on November 15, 2016, she knew something was amiss. There was a haze…
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One for the Books! The Book Corner Turns 50
BY CARMEN SIERING Doomsayers have been foretelling its downfall for decades, first from the big chains, then the Internet, now e-books. But for the…
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B-town Booksellers Survive Chains, Internet, and Recession
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER National chains and online booksellers are often deemed responsible for driving independent bookshops out of business, but this hasn’t been the…