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"An eloquent and inspiring paean to the community bookstore. . . . A deeply read and engaging guide. . . . Give this a prime spot on that Front Table."鈥�Booklist, starred review

"Deutsch, director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, reflects on the importance of bookselling in his moving debut. . . . A resonant elegy to a changing business, this will hit the spot for literature lovers."鈥�Publishers Weekly

"[Deutsch] ponders the ingredients that make a bookstore worth visiting鈥�.a pleasant bibliophilic excursion."鈥�Kirkus Reviews

鈥淯tterly fascinating.鈥濃�擠ave Eggers

鈥淛eff Deutsch is one of the most learned and passionate booksellers in America, and this profound and poetic book yields as many untold wonders as his impeccably curated store.鈥濃�擜da Calhoun, New York Times鈥揵estselling author of St. Marks Is Dead

鈥淒eutsch鈥檚 long experience as a bookseller and a reader鈥攖hat is to say, as someone on both sides of the counter鈥攈as allowed him to produce an entertaining, richly intelligent book on an institution that is essential to a literate society.鈥濃�擜lberto Manguel, author of A History of Reading and The Library at Night

鈥淎 promiscuously erudite love letter to bookstores, books, readers, writers, and the unique community that they constitute, Deutsch鈥檚 hypnotic book is generously laced with memorable and often hilarious quotations, and offers the exquisite pleasures of browsing through the book-lined mind of an omnivorously literate reader and bookseller.鈥濃�擶endy Doniger, author of The Hindus

鈥淎 compendium of delights for the thoughtful reader. Deutsch, a gifted writer and riveting storyteller, has written a concisely elegant topography of the good bookstore that also illuminates the seemingly opaque craft of bookselling. This book is bound to be the fulcrum of discussions鈥攁mong readers, booksellers, editors, and publishers鈥攁bout the meaning and role of bookstores.鈥濃�擯aul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookstore

鈥淚n this charming work, a revered bookseller puts into words the strong but often inarticulate feeling that many booklovers have about the importance of bookstores. Deutsch makes an eloquent case for the way bookstores educate readers as no classroom or library can. His wide-ranging reflections teach us to value the bookstore as a site not of goods but of experiences.鈥濃�擫eah Price, author of What We Talk about When We Talk about Books

鈥淢aintaining an open society requires educated citizens, book culture, and bookstores, one of the few truly democratic institutions, open to all. Infused with a deep love of his profession, bookselling, Jeff Deutsch鈥檚 reflection on reading, learning, and well-run bookstores is breathtaking. Read and share this compelling and engaging book.鈥濃�擧aki R. Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press and author of Taught by Women: Poems as Resistance Language