“Just
as John Masefield’s classic poem 'Sea Fever' captures the ocean’s age-old call,
Lewis Buzbee defines the equally seductive attraction of the bookstore.”
—SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “A fascinating, detailed account of how book selling has
come to be what it is, with detours to Alexandria, Classical Rome, and
sixth-century China, among other places.”
—SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY
"A rousing new tome for book lovers…The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop mixes enthusiastic personal reading
recollections with informative passages.”
—TIMEOUT NEW YORK
In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, Buzbee, a former
bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the
bookstore—the smell and touch of books, the joy of getting lost in the deep
canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion
for books, which began with ordering through the Weekly Reader in grade school. Woven throughout is a fascinating
historical account of the bookseller trade—from the great Alexandria library
with an estimated one million papyrus scrolls to Sylvia Beach’s famous Paris
bookstore, Shakespeare & Co., that led to the extraordinary effort to
publish and sell James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Rich with anecdotes, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is the perfect choice for those who relish the
enduring pleasures of spending an afternoon finding just the right book.
