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The left-handed booksellers of London / by Nix, Garth.;
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Missing persons; Fathers and daughters; Booksellers and bookselling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The cat of the Baskervilles / by Delany, Vicki,1951-author.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Booksellers and bookselling; Murder; Bookstores;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Eight perfect murders : a novel / by Swanson, Peter,1968-author.;
From the author of 'Before She Knew Him' comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense about a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fictions most ingenious murders.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Booksellers and bookselling; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The door-to-door bookstore : a novel / by Henn, Carsten,1973-author.; Shaw, Melody,translator.; translation of:Henn, Carsten,1973-Buchspazierer.English.;
"Small-town German bookseller Carl Kollhoff delivers his books to special customers in the evening hours after closing time, walking through the picturesque alleys of the city. These people are almost like friends to him, and he is their most important connection to the world. When Kollhoff unexpectedly loses his job, it takes the power of books and a nine-year-old girl to make them all find the courage to rebuild their bonds with each other"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Booksellers and bookselling; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Titanic Survivors Book Club : a novel / by Schaffert, Timothy,author.;
"For weeks after the sinking of the Titanic, Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line, his job was to curate the ship's second-class library. But just as he was about to board to tend to his library throughout the passage, a superior takes his place, leaving Yorick stranded at the dock. The Titanic was not Yorick's first brush with death, but as with every near-miss he manages to escape into the world of books. After he learns of the ship's sinking, he takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris. It's at his shop that he receives an invitation to a secret society of survivors where he encounters other ticket-holders who didn't board the ship. Haunted by their good fortune, they decide to transform their group into a book society, where they can grapple with their own anxieties through the guise of discussing contentious works such as The Awakening or The Picture of Dorian Gray. Of the ragtag group of survivors, Yorick finds himself particularly drawn to the wealthy candy heiress Zinnia and the mysterious and alluring Haze. Yorick feels like an outsider looking in, falling hopelessly for Haze as Haze courts Zinnia; a tangled triangle of love and friendship forms between them. Yet with the Great War looming, their close-knit group is shattered, only brought back together once the death of a fellow book club member leaves them wondering what fate has in store for each of them."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Love; Death; Book clubs (Bookselling); World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The game is a footnote / by Delany, Vicki,1951-author.;
Asked to look into some strange happenings at Scarlet House, a historical re-enactment museum, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, and Jayne instead find a dead body and suspect foul play as secrets about the museum come to light.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Booksellers and bookselling; Bookstore owners; Murder; Museums;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The little Paris bookshop : a novel / by George, Nina,1973-author.; Pare, Simon,translator.; Translation of:George, Nina,1973-Lavendelzimmer.English.;
"Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can't seem to heal through literature is himself; he's still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared. She left him with only a letter, which he has never opened. After Perdu is finally tempted to read the letter, he hauls anchor and departs on a mission to the south of France, hoping to make peace with his loss and discover the end of the story. Joined by a bestselling but blocked author and a lovelorn Italian chef, Perdu travels along the country's rivers, dispensing his wisdom and his books, showing that the literary world can take the human soul on a journey to heal itself. Internationally bestselling and filled with warmth and adventure, The Little Paris Bookshop is a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people's lives"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Love stories.; Booksellers and bookselling; Books and reading; Mental healing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The bookshop : a history of the American bookstore / by Friss, Evan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-385) and index."An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones of their own. Bookshops are powerful spaces, but they are also endangered ones. In The Bookshop, we see those stakes: what has been, and what might be lost. Evan Friss's history of the bookshop draws on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, catalogs, and interviews with leading booksellers to offer a fascinating look at this institution beloved by so many -- not just as a merchant, but as a gathering place for likeminded people who cherish books. The story begins with Benjamin Franklin's first bookstore in Philadelphia, and takes us to a range of booksellers including The Strand, Chicago's Marshall Field & Co., Gotham Book Mart, specialty stores like Oscar Wilde and Drum and Spear, sidewalk sellers of used books, Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books, and Parnassus. The Bookshop is also a history of the leading figures in American bookselling, often impassioned eccentrics, and a history of how books have been marketed and sold over the course of more than two centuries -- including, for example, a 3,000-pound elephant who appeared to sign books at Marshall Field's in 1944. The Bookshop is a book every bookstore will want to carry, as there has never been a more affectionate and engaging celebration of this beloved institution"--
Subjects: Booksellers and bookselling; Bookstores.; Bookstores;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The secret lives of booksellers and librarians : true stories of the magic of reading / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Eversmann, Matt,author.; Mooney, Chris,author.;
"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." Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or require. This place has the magic of rainbows and unicorns, but it's also a business. The book business. Meet the smart and talented people who live between the pages--and who can't wait to help you find your next favorite book."--
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Books and reading; Booksellers and bookselling; Librarians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Kiss her once for me : a novel / by Cochrun, Alison,author.;
"One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she's just getting through the days--until Andrew, the shop's landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie's financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it's Jack--the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Lesbian fiction.; Novels.; Booksellers and bookselling; Deception; Families; Lesbians; Women animators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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