Joyce Meskis, the pioneering bookstore proprietor and fierce first modification advocate who constructed Tattered Cowl right into a regional powerhouse, died at residence Thursday surrounded by her household, the shop introduced on social media.
“Joyce is the rationale why we’re all capable of name Tattered Cowl residence,” the bookstore stated in a Fb put up Friday night. “Joyce was a literary lioness that developed our trade in a approach that few others had carried out earlier than her.”
Meskis bought Tattered Cowl in 1974, turning it from a hole-in-the-wall storefront in Cherry Creek into probably the most revered unbiased bookstores in America. She offered her beloved enterprise in 2015 to Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan, and Tattered Cowl is now owned by a trio of Denver natives: Kwame Spearman, David Again and Alan Frosh.
The bookstore stated it’s developing with methods to honor Meskis and her “world legacy” and can announce these sooner or later.
“For now, please hug your colleagues, household, and buddies,” Tattered Cowl’s put up stated. “Life is just too quick.”