Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops

Author: CAMPBELL, JEN

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  • : 19.00 NZD
  • : 9781780334837
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  • : March 2012
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  • : July 2013
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Description

'Can books conduct electricity?'


'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?'


A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?'


This full-length collection illustrated by the Brothers McLeod also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.

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From the hugely popular blog, a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments.

Reviews

"So funny, so sad... Read it and sigh." - Neil Gaiman

Author description

Jen Campbell grew up in the North East of England, and graduated from Edinburgh University with an MA in English Literature. She's a published poet and short story writer. She lives in North London where she works at Ripping Yarns bookshop.