Thoughts From a Bookseller

If you read this blog regularly, you know I am an author, and may also know I have had several careers in my adult life. Four to be exact.  While signing copies of my new novel at my independent bookstore (author – career number three), I was told about an open bookseller position. I love books, as an author you have to, and I love … Continue reading Thoughts From a Bookseller

Indie Bookstores (The Lifeblood of Our Communities), Jumping Into Black Holes, and New Picture Books

Back in July, just before my daughters headed back to school, I decided to try something new. A position had opened up at our local independent book store for a part-time bookseller. What booklover hasn’t dreamed of working at an indie bookstore, at least for a day? My expectations for being hired were low. I hadn’t held a “real” job since I’d stopped working as … Continue reading Indie Bookstores (The Lifeblood of Our Communities), Jumping Into Black Holes, and New Picture Books