• nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    my favorite local bookstore has employee curated picks scattered around with little hand written 1 paragraph reviews on the shelf. going in there is like a reward for finishing the last thing i read. i love independent bookstores

    a fun thing that works in just about any bookstore is to go straight to the penguin books section. the standard of quality from them is quite high

    • MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I basically do the same. The tiny local bookstore I like has a big table in the middle with titles picked by the owner. Something in there will be interesting. I can always just ask the owner if I’m stumped. It’s a bit easier because I’m not a single-genre reader, so I’m spoiled for choice.