The Bookshop
By Evan Friss
By Evan Friss
By Evan Friss
By Evan Friss
By Evan Friss
Read by Jay Myers
By Evan Friss
Read by Jay Myers
Category: World History | 20th Century U.S. History
Category: World History | 20th Century U.S. History
Category: World History | 20th Century U.S. History | Audiobooks
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$30.00
Aug 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780593299920
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Aug 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780593299937
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Aug 06, 2024 | ISBN 9780593908761
480 Minutes
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Praise
Advance Praise for The Bookshop
“Bookstores are such idiosyncratic expressions of the humans who run them, and it is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book. I find myself in excellent company amongst the featured booksellers—all fully dedicated, driven by passion, and slightly mad. It’s a wonderful business we’re in.”
—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic
“This bookseller read Evan Friss’s The Bookshop with the greatest delight. Friss’s history of the independent bookshop in the United states is very much like his subject—deeply authoritative, very personal, and very engaging.”
—Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookseller and Publisher
“Is there anything better than a bookshop? Perhaps, just perhaps, a book about bookshops. This is what Evan Friss has given us, and like its subject, it is a portal to endless discovery. The histories and personalities, the challenges and pleasures, everything happening behind the scenes—all come alive in his marvelous account.”
—Glenn Adamson, author of Craft: An American History
“Evan Friss has written a charming, deeply researched history of the understated but vital role that booksellers have played in forging the American identity. Rich in incident and richer in the colorful characters who have sold—or tried to sell—books to a reliably intractable public from the days of the Old Corner Bookstore till today, The Bookshop is an absolute delight.”
—Stephen Sparks, owner of Point Reyes Books
“Eye-opening. . . . A thoroughly engaging, delightful excursion into the wondrous world of books.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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