
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers
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This “celebration of the world of books†(Kirkus) is filled with “heartfelt testimonials†(New Yorker) that "feels like a love letter" (USA Today) to booksellers and librarians—as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson.
To be a bookseller or librarian…
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You have to play detective.Â
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Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary.Â
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A person who creates “book joy†by pulling a book from a shelf, handing it to someone and saying, “You’ve got to read this. You’re going to love it.â€
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“When the pandemic started, Patterson launched a movement, #SaveIndieBookstores [and] pledged half a million dollars, and, with the support of the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, the campaign ended up raising $1,239,595 from more than eighteen hundred donors...Somehow, the bookstore outlived the pandemic. Why? The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, compiled by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, suggests a few reasons." – New Yorker
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