Petersfield bookshop had no customers for first time in 100year history until a sad tweet attracted 1,100 new followers. A lot of you really seemed to like it, and i have a lot more to say on the. Weird things customers say in bookstores jen campbell the. Bravo to jen campbell for actually collating all of these and releasing the quirky little anecdotes. A collection of the best conversations from the blog, from bookstores round the world, is published. Weird things customers say in bookstores is basically a collection of comments and short vignettes about exactly what you think it will be about. Jun 20, 2012 author jen campbell reads from her book, weird things customers say in bookshops, at waterstones as part of the 2012 belfast book festival. More weird things customers say in bookshops 2 jen. And here is her youtube channel for everything bookish. I once worked in a call centre and the things that the customers used to ask my friends and me were hilarious. A little while ago i wrote a blog post entitled 10 things your bookseller wants you to know, in which i gave a little insight into the daily struggles of a bookseller along with some tips on how to properly behave in a bookshop and towards booksellers.
Apr 18, 20 more weird things customers say in bookshops has yet more tales from the antiquarian bookshop where jen campbell works, and includes a selection of weird things. Jul 26, 2016 in jen campbells wonderful weird things customers say in bookshops we get to read about all sorts of odd and random questions. Weird things customers say in bookstores by jennifer. This book should be entitled, now with 30% more weird things customers say in bookshops. May 12, 2017 weird things customers say in bookshops is a collection of witty anecdotes from two of the bookshops jen has worked in, as well as anecdotes sent in by booksellers from all around the world. Weird things customers say in bookshops by jen campbell. Weird things customers say in bookshops was a sunday times bestseller, and can be found displayed on bookshop counters up and down the country. Its a pageturner with some nice interactions between old and new technologies. Within a matter of pages i was chuckling away to myself, eliciting funny looks from family members as i tried to be social for me that is sitting in a room reading rather than sitting. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The book is illustrated by the bafta winning brothers mcleod. May 02, 20 10 weird things customers say in bookstores. More weird things customers say in bookshops name author.
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A unique collection of bizarre, outrageous, disturbing, silly or just plain weird complaints, questions and bargaining attempts recorded by booksellers around the world. Fiction inkheart by cornelia funke the book thief by markus zusak the little paris bookshop by nina george the librarian of auschwitz by antonio iturbe. The book cover does not specify how much more, however. Jen campbell started her blog weird things customers say in bookshops three years ago.
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This fulllength collection illustrated by the brothers mcleod also includes top weird things from bookshops around the world. Most of them are funny and some of them make you wonder how a person got to such a train of thought. Robertas story is also resolved she has worked for ever for the bookshop owner, looked after him, cleaned up his mess and discovers he too has kept a secret. Apr 01, 2012 in jen campbells wonderful weird things customers say in bookshops we get to read about all sorts of odd and random questions. Weird things customers say in bookshops started life as a. More weird things customers say in bookshops, epub ebook. More weird things customers say in bookshops the telegraph. Jen campbell, an aspiring english writer, maintains a blog where posts examples of the bizarre things that customers at her bookstore, ripping yarns, say. More weird things customers say in bookshops has yet more tales from the antiquarian bookshop where jen campbell works, and includes a selection of weird things. This filled my longing for funny bookseller stories of the yahoos and nutters that ask for things they clearly know nothing about at least theyre improving. Buy more weird things customers say in bookshops by campbell, jen isbn. But it figures, since the customers that are visiting bookshops are often equally weird.
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