With a statewide stay-at-home order and nonessential retail businesses ordered closed, Leonard Egerton, owner of Frugal Bookstore in Nubian Square, was facing uncertainty.

Egerton orders books regularly and found himself suddenly unable to pay those bills, let alone rent for his storefront on Warren Street.

During March, April and May, Egerton, his wife and other family members hand-delivered books to addresses across the city.

Egerton did catch a few breaks that many other businesses weren’t so lucky to receive.

In 2006, Egerton transitioned the shop to a stand-alone business, with his wife Clarissa joining him in the venture.