Paris Bookstores at Risk as Olympics Loom

Booksellers along the river Seine in Paris are being told to remove their stalls for the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony due to security reasons, which has sparked concerns about the erasure of a symbol of Paris. Around 570 stalls, or almost 60% of the riverside booksellers, need to be dismantled and moved. The booksellers argue that they are a tourist attraction and should not be hidden during an event that is meant to represent Paris. The city authorities have offered to pay for the costs of removing the stalls and any repair work, but the booksellers are not satisfied with the proposed alternative location and feel excluded from the celebrations.