Brimming with original, deeply moving, funny, and exceedingly well-crafted tributes to bookstores, from Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine (Ron Currie, Jr.) to Powells City of Books in Portland, Oregon (Chuck Palahniuk) and everywhere in between, My Bookstore is a joyful celebration of our bricks-and-mortar stores and a clarion call to readers everywhere at a time when the value and importance of these stores should be shouted from the rooftops. For them, as for most of us, bookstores serve as the anchor for our communities, the place that introduces us to new ideas (and new neighbors), and that sets our children on the path to becoming lifelong readers and lovers of books. But authors are also readers and customers, just like us. Often it is the author’s local store that supported her during the early days of her career and that works tirelessly to introduce her work to new readers. My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (SIGNED BY BARRY MOSER). The relationship between a writer and her local bookstore can last for years or even decades. Brimming with original, deeply moving, funny, and exceedingly well-crafted tributes to bookstores, from Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine (Ron Currie, Jr.) to Powells City of Books in Portland, Oregon (Chuck Palahniuk) and everywhere in between, MY BOOKSTORE is a joyful celebration of our bricks-and-mortar stores and a clarion call to readers everywhere at a time when the value and importance of these stores should be shouted from the rooftops.My Bookstore our favorite writers-from Elin Hilderbrand, to John Grisham, to Dave Eggers-express their adoration and admiration for their favorite bookstores and booksellers. 0 Ratings 2 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Not in Library. My Bookstore Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop by Ronald Rice and Leif Parsons. For them, as for most of us, bookstores serve as the anchor for our communities, the place that introduces us to new ideas (and new neighbors), and that sets our children on the path to becoming lifelong readers and lovers of books. Emily Meggett, a Southern home cook who never measured her ingredients or used recipes but became one of America’s most important Gullah Geechee cooks and. My bookstore by Ronald Rice, Leif Parsons, 2017, Running Press edition, in English. Often it is the author's local store that supported her during the early days of her career and that works tirelessly to introduce her work to new readers. The relationship between a writer and her local bookstore can last for years or even decades. My Bookstore collects the essays, stories, odes and words of gratitude and praise for stores across the country in 81 pieces written by our most beloved authors. N MY BOOKSTORE our favorite writers-from Elin Hilderbrand, to John Grisham, to Dave Eggers-express their adoration and admiration for their favorite bookstores and booksellers.

My Bookstore by Ronald Rice