The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers

By James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

Book Overview

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316567531
• ISBN13: 9780316567534
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.6"