Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale

Author(s)/Editor(s): Yamazaki, Paul - - Simonson, Rick

Binding: QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
YearMonthDay of Publication: 20240508
Standardized Book Category: Memoirs
Language: English
Page Count: 00100

Publisher Marketing: Reading the Room is Paul Yamazaki's love letter to the work of bookselling and an engaged life of the mind.

Over twenty-four hours, Paul Yamazaki leads us through the stacks of storied City Lights Booksellers in San Francisco; the care and prowess of his approach to book buying; his upbringing in a Japanese American family in Southern California and moving to San Francisco at the height of revolutionary foment; working with legendary figures in the book publishing industry like Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sonny Mehta, and others; and his vision for the future of bookselling. Navigating building trust with readers and nurturing relationships across the literary industry, Yamazaki testifies to the value of generosity, sharing knowledge, and dialogue in a life devoted to books.