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Just an academic librarian. Avid reader, book blogger, reviewer. Student of #Tarot, oracle cards, and cartomancy.

"Knowledge is Power. Guard it well."

Feel free to check out my blogs:

My book blog: itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/

My cartomancy and commonplace blog: itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/

My professional/librarianship/LIS blog:

simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/

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Shaun Bythell: The diary of a bookseller (2018)

"The funny and fascinating memoir of Bythell's experiences at the helm of The Bookshop, Scotland's …

Quick impressions of 'Diary of a Bookseller'

Overall, I liked the book, but it is not a big deal. It is amusing and heartwarming in moments, but it is also slow and a bit dreary at times. Like real life, it is not hilarious all the time

Connie Banta, Kristin DeVault-Juelfs, Destinee Harper, Katy Ryan, Ellen Skirvin: This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep (2024, West Virginia University Press)

Quick impressions of This Books is Free and Yours to Keep

Quick impressions: The book overall is an easy read. It is also a powerful document of the human spirit. It is also an important book about the region and the impact of the prison industrial complex in the region.

(Full review with additional reading notes available on my blog soon.)