Coralie crossed the street and took the last open booth at Callahan’s. Twenty minutes later, Priya Mercer walked in with a magazine photographer and two editors. Priya wasn’t just a longtime customer of Coralie’s bookstore; she was the founder of a national publishing company, and the magazine was preparing a feature on Coralie’s business. Over ten years, that “temporary little shop” had quietly grown into three profitable locations, a successful online store, and a literacy program serving thousands of children.
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