Pittsburgh is home to an incredible range of authors, publishing professionals, literary event organizers and opinion leaders.
Our city nurtures well-known and emerging literary talent and is the inspiration for many works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to the authors you may recognize, Littsburgh’s evolving literary roster features some of the passionate people who work behind the scenes to find local and national audiences for this work, and who help make Pittsburgh a haven for writers and readers.
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Lesley Rains
Biography
Lesley Rains was the founder of East End Book Exchange, a general interest used bookstore in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, and is now the manager of City of Asylum’s bookstore.
Further reading:
“Big Ideas Can Fuel a Small Business” (USA Today)
“Lesley Rains tries to find new bookselling niche” (City Paper)
“Bloomfield Bookstore Owner Bucks Naysayers” (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)