Chris
A member of Phi Beta Kappa and the valedictorian of his class at Hunter College, Chris went on to work in the restaurant business before joining us in 1988. In short time, his interest in and knowledge of history and literature made him a natural to assume the responsibilities of store buyer and manager, positions he holds to this day. Chris abides by the following, “People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
Nick
A magna cum laude graduate from Boston College with a major in English, Nick continued his education at Columbia University where he received an MA in English and Comparative Literature. Before coming to The Corner Bookstore, Nick worked as a math teacher, a graduate research assistant, and an editorial intern. Nick joined our sales staff in 2004, and is now our office manager and events coordinator for our frequent authors’ readings. “Of all my responsibilities in the bookstore, my favorite is organizing our readings for first-time authors. They bring such excitement and enthusiasm with them!”
Robert
When Robert joined us in 2004, he brought 12 years of experience with him having worked in such well–known independent bookstores at Kroch’s & Brentano’s, in Chicago, and Madison Avenue Bookshop, in New York, where he brought quality service to customers, including personal shopping, corporate gift selections, and out-of-print searches. “George Orwell once said, ‘Bookselling is a humane trade which is not capable of being vulgarized beyond a certain point,’ and I’m trying everyday to make the above stay true.”
Matt
Matt’s bookstore career started at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. From there he went on to the Strand Bookstore, in New York, where he managed the accounts of long-standing customers, working with them to create libraries. In 2008 Matt joined our staff as assistant office manager as well as buyer for our gardening, cookbook, graphic novel, and travel sections. “Putting books in the hands of people who crave them and working for a unique company that is helping to keep independent literature alive is a passion of mine.”
Davi 
Davi came to The Corner Bookstore in 2008 with over seven years experience at four different independent bookstores including Bookcourt in Brooklyn, and Cover to Cover Booksellers in San Francisco, where he worked as a salesperson, wrote book reviews, and hosted book clubs. Davi is responsible for our child care and parenting books, mysteries, and belles lettres section, where you will find paperback editions of classics as well as current literature. “I can survive without books, I just can’t live without them.”
Mallory
A graduate of New York University, Mallory began her bookselling career at Borders Penn Plaza in New York. Mallory joined us in 2010 to manage our extensive children’s books section, which includes kids’ reference books, baby books, books for young readers, and young adult novels. “I find it especially rewarding when I can hand a customer a book that they are looking for, especially if that customer is a child or teenager because that means the passion for reading is expanding to a new generation.”
Hampton