Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

By: James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney

Published by Little, Brown, 2025

<b>This "celebration of the world of books" (<i>Kirkus</i>) from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author James Patterson explores the inner lives of the people who kindle our passion for reading.​</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"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? <i>The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians</i>, compiled by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, suggests a few reasons." - </b><i><b>New Yorker</b></i><br> <br> <br> <br> To be a bookseller or librarian...<br> <br> You have to play detective. <br> <br> Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. <br> <br> 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."<br> <br>