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Valerie wrote: "Does a mobile book shop fit this task? Specifically: Parnassus on Wheels"Yes. Even stationary bookshops can be unique.
Will These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett count? Ann Patchett owns a bookstore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Pat...Thanks
Mary wrote: "Will These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett count? Ann Patchett owns a bookstore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Pat...Thanks"
I'd be surprised if that works, but it might. The bookstore must be the setting. The description sounds as if it is more about life itself.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Mary wrote: "Will These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett count? Ann Patchett owns a bookstore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Pat...Thanks"
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Thanks, that was actually my question now that I think about it. Just didn’t frame it right. I appreciate the help. Merry Christmas!
In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians by Michael CartThe 3.27 rating is scaring me off a little, but I am tempted to give this a try. Does a short story anthology fit the spirit of the task?
Denise wrote: "In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians by Michael CartThe 3.27 rating is scaring me off a little, but I am tempted to give this a try. Does a sh..."
Yes! This looks like all of the stories have the appropriate setting.
Yay! I'm always on the lookout for short story collections. Thank you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...I can't remember where to post date of birth verifications, but will put it here since I am reading the author for this task.
Denise wrote: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...I can't remember where to post date of birth verifications, but will put it here since I am reading the author for this task."
Got it.
The Library at Mount Char by Scott HawkinsThis is a wild book and I'm questioning whether it counts for the task. This fantasy story is about a library and a group of librarians who each have a portion of the catalog to manage which they can do whether in or out of the library and they must use their catalog abilities. It fits the genre task if it doesn't work for vocation.
If I understand the question, "Takes place in a library" doesn't have to be a real place. Fiction works for this task.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "If I understand the question, "Takes place in a library" doesn't have to be a real place. Fiction works for this task."Sorry - that wasn't clear at all. My question is does it count since they don't stay in the library setting throughout the book? They are in the library at the beginning and for a good bit at the end, but not more than half the time. For the rest of the book, the librarians are out in the world (often killing people:).
Karen Michele wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "If I understand the question, "Takes place in a library" doesn't have to be a real place. Fiction works for this task."Sorry - that wasn't clear at all. My question is ...
For the rest of the book, the librarians are out in the world (often killing people:)."
What a quirky book! Yes, you can count this book for this task. :-)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "If I understand the question, "Takes place in a library" doesn't have to be a real place. Fiction works for this task."Sorry - that wasn't clear a..."
It definitely is ----- thanks!
How much of the book needs to be in the library or bookstore?
Coralie wrote: "How much of the book needs to be in the library or bookstore?"We didn't have a percentage in mind, but the library should be prominent and an important part of the story. Leeway is certainly allowed, see Karen Michele's book just above.
Does establishment of the first public or subscription library in a country qualify for the task? I am reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. He was a person with many ideas and the means to enact them--a library in Philadelphia was one of them.
Owlette wrote: "Does establishment of the first public or subscription library in a country qualify for the task? I am reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. He was a person with many ideas a..."I don't think that will be enough as the book isn't centered on the library (Ben did so much!) and Franklin himself wasn't a librarian.
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