However, that’s my favorite part of working with other bookworms, who can find your next great read. But I also find the daily struggles are when customers think I can and have read everything in the store and thus ask me for recommendations in genres I don’t pick up as much. My immediate response is to say something about the physical labor with hauling books, heavy books to be exact. What are some misconceptions people have about working in a bookstore? That customer turned out to be Victoria Beckham, a fact I only registered after a fellow bookseller told me who I had been talking to. While doing so, a nice customer inquired if Maggie was an author, and I began as any fan would gushing about Maggie’s books. However, most recently, I’ve gotten to introduce and help Maggie Steifvater sign copies of her books.

At my first event, I worked with one of my all-time favorite authors, Brigid Kemmerer. What author have you been starstruck to meet, or have you gotten to host a fun virtual event?īeing starstruck has become part of the job description because Books & Books hosts such wonderful authors. The real magic happens when kids learn something new about themselves. The children’s area can also be where a historian picks up their first biography or botanist their first book about plants. It isn’t always some portal into fantasy or adventure either. There is something truly magical about this colorful place where kids of all ages come to discover a new book or discover the joy of reading. What’s your favorite area of your bookstore?

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