First lines: The Marginalized Majority, The Constitution Demands It, Let Me Be Like Water, and The Diary of a Bookseller
It all begins by opening a book and starting with the first page. That being said, first lines are captivating, perhaps even intoxicating. Here are some of our first lines… Read more »
Fall book preview: Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
As summer gets going in earnest, we’re taking a look at some of the books we have forthcoming in the next few months. Honestly, we’re getting pretty excited. Right now, let’s have… Read more »
An Indie Bookstore Day message from Shaun Bythell, author of The Diary of a Bookseller
March, as you will undoubtedly be aware, is National Welding Month. The 13th of March is Blame Someone Else Day; the 17th is Blah Blah Blah Day, and the 24th… Read more »
Today in gorgeously harmonious anti-Amazon music: Death to the Kindle by the Bookshop Band
In Scotland, there’s a magical village called Wigtown, loaded with bookshops. And one of those bookshops—the largest used bookstore in Scotland, which bears the matter-of-fact name The Bookshop—is run by a guy named Shaun Bythell.… Read more »