Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Liverpool Bookstore's COVID-19 Triumph

Episode Date: March 15, 2026

Meet the 78-year-old bookstore owner in Liverpool, England, who opened her shop amidst the pandemic, filling a void left by her partners retired bookshop. Despite working tirelessly, she doesnt take a salary, instead focusing on community building and sustainability. Her warm personality and late Naomi nickname endear her to locals, and her book market events attract book lovers from all walks of life. She dreams of passing on her legacy to a younger enthusiast, creating jobs and online sales opportunities. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/284f87f96b0db374

From Hollywood to the world, this is entertainment and celebrity news today. A 78-year-old woman in Liverpool, England, opened her own bookstore called Still Out of Print, right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. She's been running it single-handedly, working seven days a week, but she doesn't take home any pay from the sales. Her partner's old bookshop had shut down after retirement, leaving her with stacks of quality secondhand and rare books stuck in storage. Not wanting them to go to waste, she spotted empty storefronts on lively Smith down road and decided to start fresh there. Locals adore her warm personality and nickname her the late Naomi for her habit of running behind schedule. The neighborhood draws a mix of students, workers, and families who pop in for books, making it a hub for book lovers from all backgrounds. She's steadily building the shop into something sustainable and dreams of handing it off to a younger enthusiast who could add all mine sales to turn A.

profit and create jobs. Meanwhile, she organizes the popular Liverpool book market twice a month in the city center. The next market runs Friday, March 13th through Saturday, March 14th, with events booked all the way through November 2026. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense. S-O-L-I-Souli-Pillow.com.