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Erin Pineda, center, and Drew Pineda own of 27th Letter Books. (Photo: Hatch Detroit)
Brick and mortar bookstores are getting harder to find, so it's heartening to see this.
27th Letter Books, a pop-up bookstore and audio recording space, won $100,000 in this year's Comerca Hatch Detroit Contest.
That smooths the way for a bookshop in Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood on the far east side. The news was announced Thursday night.
27th Letter Books joins previous winners, including Sister Pie, Batch Brewing and Live Cycle Delight.
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The public voted on five different businesses and then the judges, taking the votes into consideration, made the final decision. The prize also includes $200,000 worth of professional services and other support for owners Erin and Drew Pineda, who are Air Force veterans.
Their goal is to sell books and writings from under-represented voices and provide audio recording services.