Cook recently purchased the building at 258 E. Girded Ave. in Fishtown. She opened Harriett’s Bookshop there in 2020 and sought to own the building within two years — then the pandemic hit.

Harriett’s Bookshop’s current home is now its permanent home. Jeannine A. Cook, the owner of Harriett’s, purchased the four-story building at 258 E. Girard Ave. from landlord Sang Casenta on ...