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

By James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538758989
• ISBN13: 9781538758984
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"