As reported in Shelf Awareness Wednesday, June 1, 2022:
Pictured: (l.-r.) Kalani Kapahua, current manager, Third Place Books, Ravenna; Robert Sindelar, managing partner, Third Place Books; Michael Coy, former manager, Third Place Books, Ravenna; and Ron Sher, founder of Third Place Books, celebrating the sign’s unveiling May 31, 2022.
In honor of Michael Coy’s 48-year career in bookselling, his contributions to the greater Seattle book community and his lasting impact as the manager at Third Place Books, Ravenna, Wash., Third Place Books has named its entrance to its Ravenna location “Michael Coy Way.” A street sign bearing the Seattle bookselling legend’s name has been permanently installed at the entrance to the Ravenna parking lot.
For more about Michael Coy and his contributions to the independent bookselling world, please read the full article from Shelf Awareness.
Congratulations to Michael. It is a well-deserved honor. It has been my pleasure to know you for the last 40 years or so.