{"product_id":"2940170149148","title":"Notes from a Public Typewriter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of confessional, hilarious, heartbreaking notes written anonymously on a public typewriter for fans of \u003ci\u003ePostSecret\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOther People's Love Letters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael Gustafson and his wife Hilary opened Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they put out a typewriter for  anyone to use. They had no idea what to expect. Would people ask metaphysical questions? Write mean things? Pour their souls onto the page? Yes, no, and \u003ci\u003edid they ever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery  day, people of all ages sit down at the public typewriter. Children  perch atop grandparents' knees, both sets of hands hovering  above the metal keys: \u003ci\u003eI LOVE YOU.\u003c\/i\u003e Others walk in alone on Friday nights and confess their hopes: \u003ci\u003eI will find someone someday.\u003c\/i\u003e And some leave funny asides for the next person who sits down: \u003ci\u003eI dislike people, misanthropes, irony, and ellipses ... and lists too.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNotes from a Public Typewriter\u003c\/i\u003e Michael and designer Oliver Uberti have combined their favorite notes with essays to create an ode to community and the written word that will surprise, delight, and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117193674992,"sku":"2940170149148","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170149148_p0.jpg?v=1763703243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170149148","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}