Joyce Meskis (March 12, 1942 – December 22, 2022) was an American bookseller. She owned the Tattered Cover bookstore from 1974. In 1995, she won a PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award.

Life

Meskis studied at

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. In 1974, she bought the Tattered Cover bookstore. In 1991, she was president of the

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. She retired in 2015. Meskis had two daughters. Meskis died on December 22, 2022, at the age of 80.

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