“A leisurely stroll with a knowledgeable but unpretentious companion through some very interesting aisles.”
—Kirkus
“
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is a delectable feast for the reader. Like a great meal, T
he Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
provides the reader many types of pleasure. Each chapter offers its
particular moments of insight and enchantment—it is difficult to pick
which chapter offered the greatest satisfaction. I cannot remember when
I have read a book with such delight.”
—Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookstore
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.
“A riveting, lurid account of the author’s first tremulous
encounters with ‘book lust’ and his helpless descent into full-blown
bibliomania. A cautionary tale every parent in America should
heed, and a big fat naughty pleasure for book nuts everywhere.”—August Kleinzahler
