Joyce Meskis Explained

Joyce Meskis
Birth Date:	12 March 1942
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Purdue University
Occupation:	Bookseller

Joyce Meskis (March 12, 1942 – December 22, 2022) was an American bookseller. She owned the Tattered Cover bookstore from 1974. In 1995, she won a PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Meskis studied at Purdue University.^[3]

In 1974, she bought the Tattered Cover bookstore.^[4] In 1991, she was president of the American Booksellers Association.^[5] She retired in 2015.^{[6] [7]}

Meskis had two daughters. Meskis died on December 22, 2022, at the age of 80.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Genzlinger . Neil . 2023-01-07 . Joyce Meskis, Bookseller Who Defended Readers’ Rights, Dies at 80 . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-08 . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Nawotka . Ed . Rosen . Judith . Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies at 80 . 2023-01-08 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
3. News: Rosenwald . Michael S. . Joyce Meskis, whose Tattered Cover became a destination for book lovers, dies at 80 . Washington Post .
4. Web site: Nawotka . Ed . Rosen . Judith . Saluting Tattered Cover Founder Joyce Meskis . 2023-01-08 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
5. Web site: Calhoun . Patricia . Remembering Joyce Meskis, First Amendment Champion . 2023-01-08 . Westword . en.
6. Web site: [e-mail] . ALEX EDWARDS . Joyce Meskis, longtime owner of the Tattered Cover and 'literary lioness,' dies . 2023-01-08 . Denver Gazette . en.
7. Web site: Remembering Tattered Cover's longtime owner Joyce Meskis . 2023-01-08 . Denverite . en-US.
8. Web site: 2022-12-24 . Joyce Meskis, First Amendment advocate and pioneering owner of Tattered Cover, has died . 2023-01-08 . The Denver Post . en-US.