I LOVE bookstores!
Barnes and Noble is my favorite place to visit! I could spend HOURS browsing through the stacks! Reading bits of poetry. A chapter here and there. Browsing the biographies! I love it!
But it is dangerous for anyone else to go into a bookstore with me because…. I will want to tell them all about my favorite books!
Recently I had a girls night out with a friend. We went to the mall, browsed, had coffee, had dinner, and, you guessed it, went to BARNES AND NOBLE!
Now we both love books and bookstores so this should be a good fit. And it was, mostly. Except, every time I saw a book I loved I picked it up and did a book talk right then and there! In the middle of the store! She heard all about my favorites! She’s so lucky!
And then I had to grab my phone and pull out my goodreads app to add all the new books I wanted to read. And then I had to pull out my librarian Instagram and post all the books I’m fangirling over on my Insta story!
And then the most tragic thing ever happened. I heard an employee describing a book I’ve read to a customer and…. they were butchering it!
They were super underselling it! This book is amazing! Why were they making it sound like a drudgery to read??? There was no inflection in their voice! There was no excitement! Come on! This book is awesome! I love this book! Why are they sounding so boring about everything???? I knew I could do better.
And so after the employee walked away I sidled up to the person. They didn’t know me. I think they were trying to buy a book for their daughter. I told them I couldn’t help over hearing, told them I was a Teen Librarian, and asked them about the person they were buying the book for.
The customer ended up leaving with three books and a smile on their face. They bought two for their daughter and a copy for themselves. 🙂 You’re welcome Barnes & Noble 😉
So it’s dangerous being in a bookstore with me, but it’s really just because I love books so much! So go enjoy your own local bookstore today!
Keep Sparkling,
B
The Sparkling Librarian 