The Butterflies and Aliens Library of Literary Eccentricities and Rarities

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You sold a book…

Bookseller moment of the day…

Customer: Are you Winston?

Me: Yes I am! How can I help you?

Customer: You sold a book to one of my kids the other day…

Me: Oh?

Customer: Yes, the Dark Archives

Me: [ look of panic ]

Customer: No, no, it’s a very interesting book. I was just curious to meet the person who would recommend that book…

Cover image of Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin, by Megan Rosenbloom.