The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their Stories Are Bett

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Author(s)\Editor(s): Patterson, James – – Eversmann, MattBinding: HARD COVER BOOKSYearMonthDay of Publication: 20240408Standardized Book Category: Literary FiguresLanguage: \n \n EnglishPage Count: \n \n 00352Publisher Marketing: \n \n This \”celebration of the world of books\” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​ To be a bookseller or librarian… You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. 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.\” \”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