Frances Steloff founded the Gotham Book Mart in New York City in 1920.
She played an instrumental role in the literary world of the 1920s and 1930s, helping to launch the work of Henry Miller, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, E.E. Cummings, Anais Nin, and Ezra Pound.
Because of her support for these and other authors, the Gotham became a haven for the literati and a favored setting for their gatherings. The Gotham Book Mart, which closed in 2007, had the most complete collection of twentieth-century literature and poetry in the country.
Frances Steloff founded the Gotham Book Mart in New York City in 1920.
She played an instrumental role in the literary world of the 1920s and 1930s, helping to launch the work of Henry Miller, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, E.E. Cummings, Anais Nin, and Ezra Pound.
Because of her support for these and other authors, the Gotham became a haven for the literati and a favored setting for their gatherings. The Gotham Book Mart, which closed in 2007, had the most complete collection of twentieth-century literature and poetry in the country.