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Author:

Coll, Susan, author.

Title:

Bookish people / Susan Coll.

Publisher:

Harper Muse,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

327 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Books and reading--Fiction.
Bookstores--Fiction.
Paternity--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.

Summary:

Independent bookstore owner Sophie Bernstein is burned out on books. Mourning the death of her husband, the loss of her favorite manager, her only child's lack of aspiration, and the grim state of the world, she fantasizes about going into hiding in the secret back room of her store. Meanwhile, renowned poet Raymond Chaucer has published a new collection, and rumors that he's to blame for his wife's suicide have led to national cancellations of his publicity tour. He intends to set the record straight--with an ultra-fine-point Sharpie--but only one shop still plans to host him: Sophie's. Fearful of potential repercussions from angry customers, Sophie asks Clemi--bookstore events coordinator, aspiring novelist, and daughter of a famed literary agent--to cancel Raymond's appearance. But Clemi suspects Raymond might be her biological father, and she can't say no to the chance of finding out for sure. This big-hearted screwball comedy features an intergenerational cast of oblivious authors and over-qualified booksellers--as well as a Russian tortoise named Kurt Vonnegut Jr.--and captures the endearing quirks of some of the best kinds of people: the ones who love good books.

ISBN:

1400234093
9781400234097

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1294152347

LCCN:

2022003426

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

FAPA397 -- Bagley Public Library (Bagley) — F COL

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

MOPB553 -- Burt Public Library (Burt)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TSPC862 -- Norma Anders Public Library (Dysart)

FJPC224 -- Elkader Public Library (Elkader)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

TXPC862 -- Traer Public Library (Traer)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

TRPE062 -- Vinton Public Library (Vinton)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

ZAPB232 -- Curtis Memorial Library (Wheatland)