Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores - Softcover

Campbell, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468308939 ISBN 13: 9781468308938

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2016

Synopsis

A simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese―“What is your biggest pet peeve?”―inspired Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore. “Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?” “Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?” “I’ve forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?” “Excuse me . . . is this book edible?” Filled with fun and quirky illustrations by the award-winning Brothers McLeod and featuring contributions from booksellers across the United States and Canada, as well as the author’s native UK, Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores is a celebration of bookstores, large and small, and of the brilliant booksellers who toil in those literary fields, as well as the myriad of colorful characters that walk through the doors everyday.

About this title

About the Author:

Jen Campbell is a poet, short story writer, and bookseller. She graduated from Edinburgh University with a Masters in English Literature. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores was a London Times bestseller in its UK edition, with rights sold in Germany, Finland, and Sweden. She currently works at an independent bookstore in North London. Visit jen-campbell.blogspot.com for more.

Review:

"So funny, so sad... Read it and sigh."---Neil Gaiman

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1468308939
• ISBN 13: 9781468308938
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208