ONE OF LIT HUBS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023amp160amp8226 ESQUIREs August 2023 Book Club Pickamp34If books are important to you because youre a reader or a writer then how books are sold should be important to you as well. If it matters to you that your vegetables are organic your clothes made without child labor your beer brewed without a culture of misogyny then it should matter how books are made and sold to you.amp34With Amazons growing power in both bookselling and publishing considering where and how we get our books is more important now than ever. The simple act of putting a book in a readeramp8217s handswhat booksellers call handsellingamp8212becomes a catalyst for an exploration of the moral financial and political pressures all indie bookstores face. From the relationship between bookselling and white supremacy to censorship and the spread of misinformation to the consolidation of the publishing industry veteran bookseller and writer Josh Cook turns a generous yet critical eye to an industry at the heart of American culture sharing tips and techniques for becoming a better reader and of course recommending great books along the way.