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Marianne Reiner, former owner of Run for Cover Bookstore, has joined the staff at La Playa Books in San Diego, Calif., SDNews reported.
Reiner opened Run for Cover in 2018 in San Diego's Ocean Beach neighborhood, and ultimately decided to close the store in July 2020. La Playa Books, meanwhile, has been in business since the early 1990s and is celebrating its fifth anniversary in its current location. It sells new and used books across all genres, and is known for its children's section and its rare and antiquarian titles.
Amy Hesselink, owner of La Playa Books, said Reiner "has the entrepreneurial spirit," and has forged a lot of relationships in the community through both her store and her activism. "We're excited to connect OB and Point Loma, and be the bookstore for both sides of the hill." She added that Reiner, who has two kids and knows children's books very well, will be a big help for that section.
In a letter to customers and community members, Reiner called Run for Cover "a crazy adventure that changed my life for the better. I got to meet and know so many of you through our shared love of books and stories. When I had to make the gut-wrenching decision of closing the bricks-and-mortar store during the first year of the pandemic, I was amazed at the amount of love and support I received. I do hope you will choose to continue placing your trust in local booksellers and bring your patronage to La Playa Books, where we will be so happy to continue to help pair you with the right books.”
Both Hesselink and Reiner agreed that they never saw themselves as competitors but as "colleagues and friends with the same goal."