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| Danielle and Ruth Myers-Porter | |
Get Lit Books & Things has relocated to a new space in Moreno Valley, Calif., the Pasadena Star-News reported. The new and used bookstore, which focuses on women, people of color, and LGBTQ authors, now resides at 12124 Day St. #E303, in the Canyon Springs Plaza shopping center.
Co-owners and married couple Danielle and Ruth Myers-Porter held a grand reopening celebration in the new space on Saturday, March 14, that included raffles, prizes, and discounts. The shop's original location was in the Moreno Valley Mall, where it remained for about a year.
They told the Star-News they were excited about the store's new home, and Danielle Myers-Porter noted that the shopping center has ample parking and customers can "drive right up to the door." The new location is larger, allowing them to host events, workshops, and classes while keeping the store open for browsing. "Now we're able to do both comfortably," Ruth Myers-Porter said.
The couple married in July 2021, and only seven months later Danielle Myers-Porter was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer. Following a year of treatment, she was cancer-free and rethinking her career priorities. Owning an independent bookstore had always been a dream.
Ruth Myers-Porter recalled: "Danielle was like, 'I did not survive cancer to work someone else's dream.' And that was it for us."