I've read all three of those Jenny Colgan books! I really liked them.
I loved reading about your past life - as a former economist and quantitative analyst, I love hearing about what careers other people have had. I love knowing that you made pivots in your life just like I did! And gosh, yes, I was super smug as a 23 year old, I think that's a rule!
I can't think of any books about bookshops that I've read, but a favorite independent bookshop is "Browsers" in downtown Olympia! It's a cozy, friendly shop that has a dedicated section to nature books that my dear friend & I love to browse. Highly recommended!
I worked in a bookstore once, too. I can totally believe the dynamic you're describing. Mine was a part-time job and I was terrible at selling their memberships (which we were pushed to do). Also, having been a librarian for years, selling books was a little foreign to me. But I do love going to bookstores, especially used bookstores filled with all sorts of treasures.
I enjoyed Louise Erdrich's book The Sentence, Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley and South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber. All very different stories of people working in bookstores.
I've read all three of those Jenny Colgan books! I really liked them.
I loved reading about your past life - as a former economist and quantitative analyst, I love hearing about what careers other people have had. I love knowing that you made pivots in your life just like I did! And gosh, yes, I was super smug as a 23 year old, I think that's a rule!
I can't think of any books about bookshops that I've read, but a favorite independent bookshop is "Browsers" in downtown Olympia! It's a cozy, friendly shop that has a dedicated section to nature books that my dear friend & I love to browse. Highly recommended!
Thanks Karen! I'm collecting bookshop recommendations for my travels. I'll definately put Browsers on the list.
Maybe we can meet up sometime when I'm visiting my daughter in Seattle and a hit few local bookshops.
I worked in a bookstore once, too. I can totally believe the dynamic you're describing. Mine was a part-time job and I was terrible at selling their memberships (which we were pushed to do). Also, having been a librarian for years, selling books was a little foreign to me. But I do love going to bookstores, especially used bookstores filled with all sorts of treasures.
I enjoyed Louise Erdrich's book The Sentence, Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley and South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber. All very different stories of people working in bookstores.