Hello, I'm a Bookseller: Which book are you looking for today? 59 stories from readers about buying books, along with a bookseller's daily work and book recommendations

This isn't just for book lovers;

it's for everyone trying to live a good life.

Comfort, encouragement, knowing smiles, and the feeling of happiness—

books are magical tools that allow you to enjoy solitude, express emotions, and share moments.

★☆★Included with the book: Two random "Bookstore Daily Life" transparent cards★☆★

59 stories of book buyers X over 100 recommended good books X 10 illustrations of a bookseller's daily life

A professional's work chronicle that will make you want to walk into a bookstore immediately after reading it!

"Which book are you looking for?" "What book do you want to read today?"

Guessing book titles is a basic skill, and sensing customers' thoughts is a routine task.

To be a good bookseller, "loving to read" is just one of the essential conditions.

(The author says that the frequency of recurring back pain is directly proportional to the familiarity with the job~)

☆Highly praised by Amazon Japan readers + IG followers!☆

"We're begging for a manga and TV series adaptation!"

"All kinds of stories you can only find in physical bookstores~"

"Super interesting essays, and I bought several of the recommended books from the book, they're so good."

"I wish there was a bookseller like this near my home."

★Every day, various ordinary stories about buying and reading books unfold in the bookstore—★

‧ Which book is "Name It"? It turns out to be Your Name.

‧ The One Piece purchased for grandchildren was actually for the grandma, who couldn't wait to read Sanji's story.

‧ Stephen King's novel wasn't for dad, but for a fifth-grade boy.

‧ Mom came to find a book for her child that would be "easy to write a book report on."

‧ An elderly lady always buys two copies of the same manga magazine? Because that issue features her grandson's work.

‧ When a regular customer says they're too tired to even read, what book should you recommend to them?

◆Things you don't know how to say, just express them with a book!

Morita Megumi jokingly calls herself the current bookseller who loves chatting with customers the most. After working for only a short time, she already understands that inquiries like "I don't know the title or the author" are actually commonplace (chuckles).

All readers and customers who come to buy books, regardless of their purpose, or what kind of book they want to buy for whom, hope to express their feelings through that book—

‧ A book to give along with a ring when proposing

‧ Want to buy a book to cheer up my wife who is hospitalized, but she doesn't usually read

‧ A book for a daughter who successfully passed university entrance exams and is about to move out

‧ A book that is easy to write a book report on (?!)

‧ A book that will make my husband cook

◆Bookseller odds and ends! Heartwarming, sometimes painful, and sometimes bewildering real-life illustrations~

─The frequently asked questions, besides buying books, are directions. (Where is XX store / How to get to the subway / Where is the restroom?)

─Booksellers have a high probability of wearing glasses and 100% carry a pen.

─The most common occupational injury: a strained back.

─Walking over 10,000 steps a day in the store is nothing. (20,000 steps is also common)

【Booksellers' Joint Rave Reviews!】

‧ Turning exasperating questions beautifully into warm memories; perhaps a book recommended then changed a customer's life… ──Winnie, Marketing Planner, HyRead E-Bookstore

‧ A simple position, not simple work. Behind a bookseller's name tag is also an ordinary person. While not hesitating to criticize, don't forget to encourage. ──Xu Weiqi, Store Clerk, Sanmin Book Co.

‧ Reading this book feels like riding a time machine called a bookstore. Everyone can find their own prescription for感动 in the bookstore space. To be able to participate in the world of books with you at this touching moment, I think that's the happy moment of being a bookseller! ──Mars, Store Clerk, Honya Bookstore

‧ This book, with its warm prose, presents over 50 interesting stories of people and things intersecting in a bookstore, deeply showcasing the precious value of bookstores. It's a must-read for those who love bookstore culture. Teacher Morita Megumi, with her warm and lighthearted writing, shares these interesting people, interesting events, and the preciousness of a bookstore being a bookstore. ──Penguin Dad Dai Zhihao, Penguin's Little Bookstore

‧ I love visiting bookstores, I love physical bookstores and paper books, I collect various types of books, and I have a deep connection with books. Reading allows for dialogue with authors across time and space, and even more exciting is resonating with authors, "We are the same kind of people!" Being able to do this job is to form good relationships with readers, a very happy job! ──Zheng Xinrong, Bookseller, Nanchang Bookstore

‧ For those who still choose to visit a bookstore instead of buying books online, you must have fallen in love with that attentive and warm bookseller—be careful, as they hand over the book, they might have already secretly understood you! ──Wu Bingli, Manager, Bookmate Living Store

‧ Each article is a snapshot of life, making both customers and staff smile knowingly. Hello, I'm a bookseller, and I look forward to meeting you through books. Please recommend a book to me too! ──Abby, Library Management Specialist, Eslite Xinyi Store