“You were given your gift for the joy you may give in return.”
― Tom Thorneval: Dream Merchant Extraordinaire
― Tom Thorneval: Dream Merchant Extraordinaire
“I don’t know the title, but the cover is blue.” “What’s it about? Do you know?” “Dystopian, I’m pretty sure. And it’s long, about nine hundred pages.” I show her The Passage by Justin Cronin. “Yes!” the woman practically screams. “I can’t believe you found it!” There is no higher high than winning the “cover is blue” contest.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“But librarians are not here to parent your children. If you can’t parent your children, that’s on you. And every family’s value system differs.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“Texas Representative Matt Krause compiles a sixteen-page list of 850 fiction and nonfiction books that he believes “make students feel discomfort.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
Marie’s 2025 Year in Books
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