WEIRD THINGS CUSTOMERS SAY IN BOOKSHOPS
Sunday Times Bestseller. Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist.
"Can books conduct electricity?"
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops started life as a blog: a bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?' This book is illustrated by the Brothers McLeod and also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.
Useful Links: Hive / Foyles / Waterstones
North American edition is Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores, published by Overlook Press.
Translations out in Arabic, Chinese (Taiwan edition), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Vietnamese.
For foreign rights enquiries please email Charlie Campbell at Kingsford Campbell.
Weird Things.... Facebook page / T H E S E Q U E L
"Can books conduct electricity?"
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops started life as a blog: a bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' to the hunt for a paperback which could forecast the next year's weather; and from 'I've forgotten my glasses, please read me the first chapter' to 'Excuse me... is this book edible?' This book is illustrated by the Brothers McLeod and also includes top 'Weird Things' from bookshops around the world.
Useful Links: Hive / Foyles / Waterstones
North American edition is Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores, published by Overlook Press.
Translations out in Arabic, Chinese (Taiwan edition), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Vietnamese.
For foreign rights enquiries please email Charlie Campbell at Kingsford Campbell.
Weird Things.... Facebook page / T H E S E Q U E L