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Profile of Papercuts JP Appears in The Guardian

Kate Layte, owner and manager of Papercuts JP
File photo: Kate Layte, owner and manager of Papercuts JP.

Powell’s Books. The Strand. City Lights. Papercuts JP.

Our neighborhood’s own bookstore, all 500 square feet of it, was profiled by Literary Hub for its “Interview with a Bookstore” series. The piece on Papercuts JP appeared Monday in The Guardian, which is arguably among the best news outlets in the world.

Papercuts JP Draws Crowds at Boston Book Festival Saturday

Kate Layte (L) owner of Papercuts JP talks with her husband Brenden.
Kate Layte (L) owner of Papercuts JP talks with her husband Brenden.

Opened a year ago at 5 Green St., Papercuts JP was prominently displayed Saturday at the seventh annual Boston Book Festival held at Copley Square and adjacent venues. Working in collaboration with Harvard Book Store, Papercuts JP was one of seven metropolitan-area independent booksellers at the Book Festival. Boston proper has only two independent book sellers focusing on new books: Trident on Newbury Street and Papercuts JP.

Bookstore Plans to Open on Green Street

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As you can see from the Facebook post embedded here, a bookstore called “Papercuts” plans to open this fall in the space recently vacated by Hatched, which moved around the corner.