The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians
James Patterson has a new book coming out on April 8, 2024, titled The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians. It’s one I’m looking forward to reading. There seems to be some competition for the subtitle. I’ve seen it listed as both “Their stories are better than the bestsellers” as well as “True Stories of the Magic of Reading” (which appears on the cover.
The book is being published by Little Brown and Company and is slated to come in at 352 pages. The ISBN is 9780316567541. Patterson has also teamed up with Matt Eversmann, who is retired from the Army and has helped co-author some of Patterson’s books.
Just reading from the product description, it seems to be a series of interviews or question-and-answer sessions with a group of booksellers and librarians.
One of the reviewers, Elaine Petrocelli, President and co-owner of Book Passage (a nationally known indie bookstore in the San Francisco area) says “I’m thrilled to be included…”
More than once, the marketing copy calls these people “heroes,” so it’s pretty easy to see that the book will serve as proof for many of Patterson’s views on indie shops. The author famously has been handing out money to bookshops every year since the pandemic. It’s really very cool and rare to see successful people support and trumpet an industry and community like Patterson does. I am willing to be the book and interviewees will speak to censorship issues as well.
This book should be fun, and I’m adding it to my list to watch out for in 2024!
