Indie Bookstores: 'A Place that I Call Home for Myself'
"I've been an indie bookstore enthusiast probably since I popped out of the womb. I grew up in New York City and my parents would take me to Books of Wonder on the weekends. (I would wreak havoc and eat their books--I was a heinous child.) Now, in New Jersey, the bookstore that I work at--Watchung Booksellers--is literally a few blocks away from my house. The people there are wonderful. The books that I get to read and talk about are wonderful. And the customers are wonderful.
"That's what I really love about indie bookstores, the community that they have. (That's something I did try to establish within my book.) You just have such strong connections with these people, and indie bookstores become such an important part of the community in a really wonderful way by hosting events and authors. They create a really wonderful community and a place that I call home for myself. And that's something I'm forever grateful to indie bookstores for."
