The Booksellers
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| The Booksellers | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Young |
| Produced by | D. W. Young, Dan Wechsler, Judith Mizrachy |
| Narrated by | Parker Posey |
| Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Booksellers is a 2019 American documentary film that was directed, edited, and produced by D. W. Young. It was executive produced by Parker Posey, who also provides narration in the film. The film explores the world of antiquarian and rare book dealers and their bookstores. It focuses primarily on booksellers in New York City, including Jim Cummins, the founder of James Cummins Bookseller; Adina Cohen, Naomi Hample and Judith Lowry, the three sisters of the Argosy Book Store; Stephen Massey, founder of Christie’s NY Book Department; and Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of the Strand Bookstore. Other prominent people featured in the film include Fran Lebowitz, Gay Talese, Justin Croft, Zack Hample, Tom Lecky, Susan Orlean, William S. Reese, Rebecca Romney, A. S. W. Rosenbach, Jay S. Walker, and Kevin Young.
The documentary premiered at the 2019 New York Film Festival and had a limited release in March 2020 that coincided with the annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.[4][5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released as video on demand as part of Greenwich Entertainment's virtual cinema initiative on April 17, 2020.[6][5]