The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading (Heroes Among Us, 4) Hardcover – April 8, 2024

The world’s #1 bestselling author explores the inner lives of the people who grow and encourage our passion for reading.​ “A celebration of the world of books” —Kirkus To be a bookseller or librarian … You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary.  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.”   “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? The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, compiled by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, suggests a few reasons.” —The New Yorker  Read more