“A charming look at a small-town bookstore, its owner, and the people he meets . . . Bythell’s dry humor and skeptical view of humanity make for a very funny take on his business.” —Library Journal The Bookshop

Forty years after the publication of his American classic, Hunger of Memory, Richard Rodriguez continues to speak eloquently to questions of how we work out issues of identity, opportunity, and fairness in America. Listen on YouTube at American Purpose bit.ly/3veCF2I

Don’t miss Literary Hub’s excerpt from Shaun Bythell’s REMAINDERS OF THE DAY, wonderfully titled “Napoleonic Conspiracy Theories, Unsociable Shabbiness, and More Occupational Hazards of the Second-Hand Book Trade.” @wigtownbookshop lithub.com/napoleonic-con…

FOODTOPIA is a finalist for the 2022 Readable Feast Award! Wish author Margot Anne Kelley luck when the winner is announced January 19, 2023. Read more about the award thereadablefeast.com

'If you missed Lincoln Perry’s live radio appearance on Maine Calling (from Maine’s NPR affiliate Maine Public), you can listen to the episode any time at the link in our bio: “How to view and appreciate works of art.” Listen: mainepublic.org/show/maine-cal…

“On Being Blue,” by William Gass, was the very first book I read upon arriving in the United States, a long time ago.

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I’m enjoying the most recent bookshop diary from Shaun Bythell, the proprietor of a large used bookstore in Wigtown, Scotland. This is the third diary of his that I’ve purchased from Munro's Books and I’ve caught myself laughing out loud more than once! #BookTwitter Godine

The Writer Files podcast @keltonreid recently hosted ONE TRUE SENTENCE co-editor Mark Cirino 1truepod for a ranging and fascinating conversation about “How Hemingway Wrote.” Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

We couldn't agree more. “Nobody writes like Simon Van Booy. He is a wonder.” —Gabriel Byrne. Get a copy here godine.com/book/presence-… or at your favorite independent bookstore.

The Maine Sunday Telegram Portland Press Herald published a wonderfully in-depth piece on FOODTOPIA! “Explores historic back-to-the-land movements and how they helped today’s young breakaway farmers succeed.” Read the full piece here: bit.ly/3i5lPjq

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Shaun Bythell, author of REMAINDERS OF THE DAY, which is literally flying off the shelves. Get yourself or a loved one a copy for some holiday cheer here: godine.com/book/remainder…

Video by the author of Shaun Bythell at The Bookshop

AVAILABLE TOMORROW! REMAINDERS OF THE DAY, the latest from Shaun Bythell, the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops. Another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Available at godine.com/book/remainder…

“Shimmering prose and critical acumen on display in an eclectic collection. Beattie is an accomplished essayist with an elegant, precise writing style.” —Kirkus Reviews. Coming February 2023! Read the review: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a…

“Powerfully written and provocative, with subtle but pointed polemics often in play.” —Kirkus Reviews. Coming January 2023! Read the review: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/j…

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