I've been a bookseller (in varying degrees of part-time) for more than 9 years now, and I still learned a ton about the craft and industry of bookselling from this great book of essays.

Josh clearly loves books, as every bookseller must. And his enthusiasm is infectious, even when you don't fully agree with him (and you won't agree with him all the time. Of course.)

The book is put forth as intended for anyone who loves books (writers, readers, and booksellers), but if you're not a bookseller or don't have a connection to a bookstore (other than shopping at one), you might space out a bit here and there. There IS a really great essay though on what writers should understand about bookselling, and I wish I could foist just that essay on every writer I know who stumbles into our store and doesn't the know the first thing about what we do there (it's amazing that could happen, but it happens all the time!)...

Overall, a really unique book -- one I enjoyed savoring in snack-sized bits over the course of a month or so.