{"product_id":"9781538758984","title":"The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis “celebration of the world of books” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e) from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author James Patterson is a collection of riveting stories celebrating the heroic efforts of the people who are on the front lines getting our books into the world.​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To be a bookseller or librarian…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e You have to play detective. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. An advocate. A visionary. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “When the pandemic started, Patterson launched a movement, #SaveIndieBookstores [and] pledged half a million dollars, and, with the support of the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, the campaign ended up raising $1,239,595 from more than eighteen hundred donors...Somehow, the bookstore outlived the pandemic. Why? \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians\u003c\/i\u003e, compiled by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, suggests a few reasons.\" – \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49991028179184,"sku":"9781538758984","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538758984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}