The Surly Bookseller

Life's too short to read books that people you don't know tell you you HAVE to read ... unless I'm that person.

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Showing posts with label best books of 2016. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2016

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Ed Tarkington

When I was still making a living as a bookseller I read every book not only for myself but also with my customers in mind. To whom would I b...

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The Surly Bookseller: Montgomery, Alabama, United States; I made a living for nearly 30 years as a bookseller at Capitol Book & News. I always joked that if I ever had the opportunity to open my own shop I'd call it The Surly Bookseller, but that just wasn't in the cards. When the store closed at the end of 2015, I set out to rediscover myself, to find a new plow to which I might put my hand, but I'm sentimentally attached to this title, so I'm keeping it. Like most other things in my life, it makes perfect nonsense now.

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