753 reviews for:

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

3.94 AVERAGE

k_leer's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

lalajce's review

4.25

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

endless_tbr_list's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

lindseyllado's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

karen_green's review against another edition

4.0

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A must-read for anyone who loves books!

mama_chicharra's review against another edition

3.25

informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing

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Criticisms I’ve read about this one are fair. It does become a bit redundant.  There is a bit too much homogeneity among the types of booksellers and librarians featured. There are a few too many mentions of James Patterson. And the book’s organization makes no sense. However, it’s still a cozy read and I quite enjoyed the first 2/3, reading the personal experiences of “my people”. I was a bookseller at one point in a nice indie bookstore in the days before B&N swallowed up the industry, and before Amazon swallowed them. Anyway, this might be a better book if one reads little by little over a long haul. It is a cozy book, except for the essays relating the scourge of right wing book bans. However, even then, it was inspiring to hear accounts of librarians in the trenches fighting the good fight. “Secret Lives…” is a book enjoyed best if one’s expectations are lower. 

v_eske's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

mgwalker8's review against another edition

4.5

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

goetm1's review against another edition

5.0

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A wonderful collection of essays and stories about the importance of books, bookshops and libraries. An absolute delight!!
A bookstore from St Louis is featured as well!!

mstolz's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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great short stories of librarians, booksellers etc. 
anyone that think booksellers and librarians don't make a difference need to read this