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Bookish People
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In this chaotic world can anyone blame us for that ever-overriding desire for a room of one’s own? And so what if it’s a hidden bookstore bunker in need of an electrical outlet?
In BOOKISH PEOPLE, Susan Coll takes us on a weeklong ride that spans the horror of Charlottesville to the wonder of the solar eclipse. Written with whip smart dry humor and observation pointed at the ways of DC, there’s a loving nod to the indie booksellers in that town, who are most definitely an integral part of the fabric. Coll reminds us that while books will save us, the book business could very well do us in. And yet, as a purveyor of books, society’s sacred glue, aren’t indie bookstores the heartbeat of their respective communities? Anyway, I think so.
Special to the Roomba riding tortoise, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: You are my new favorite literary character. Ride on!
In BOOKISH PEOPLE, Susan Coll takes us on a weeklong ride that spans the horror of Charlottesville to the wonder of the solar eclipse. Written with whip smart dry humor and observation pointed at the ways of DC, there’s a loving nod to the indie booksellers in that town, who are most definitely an integral part of the fabric. Coll reminds us that while books will save us, the book business could very well do us in. And yet, as a purveyor of books, society’s sacred glue, aren’t indie bookstores the heartbeat of their respective communities? Anyway, I think so.
Special to the Roomba riding tortoise, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: You are my new favorite literary character. Ride on!
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