Hobart
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The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule
Nestled in the Northern Catskills, the tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents, and millions of fascinating characters, all stacked high on shelves. Hobart is a book village. Within one brief block of Main Street, there are seven different bookstores.When Kathy Duyer retired, she moved to Hobart to surround herself with beautiful scenery and plenty of books. She initially had no intention of selling them - she was buying them. "For about the first two years we were here, we were the best customers of the booksellers that they'd ever had," she said. But she...
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