I've been a bookseller for nearly 5 years. I will leave 2 weeks shy of my anniversary. Books have always been a huge part of my daily life, and being around them all the time has only enhanced that relationship.
It made sense, then, to make a list celebrating the 40 books that were most influential or meaningful or catalytic during the last five years. The list is chronological according to the year in which I read them, which is sometimes the year of their publication, frequently not. There are new books, used books, sets of books by one author, my undying and as yet unexplained love for The Odyssey (which will get some air time), and very occasionally something less like a book and more like a monologue. You can search my blog for #40days40books for the whole list, but I'll also have an entry that's just the books in order.
I've a newsletter planned that I'll send out the link to when it's all set up. It will be about the life of living with books from childhood into adulthood, and will likely happen 3 times a month, because I like odd numbers. Storytime and the people who've made a magical time of the week are so important. The newsletter is a way to continue that magic, and maybe find new places for it to grow!
St. Louis is my home and I am not ready or willing yet to leave it. Leaving the bookstore allows me to rest up for the next thing.
I would love help celebrating the books that you've found at your local independent bookstores! The ones that changed your life, or introduced you to a new world, the one your beloved used to propose, the first book in your child's library - all of them! I will share them here and/or in my little newsletter, whatever you choose.
Thanks for everything, St. Louis and thanks for making me feel at home, Left Bank Books! It's been a half-decade worth celebrating!
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