Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops; it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new.
The story is gripping, the characters are terrific and the writing is clever and funnyAs intelligent as it is enjoyable * Daily Mail *
It's a proper novel. By which I mean, not that it has pages you actually turn - that is optional with novels nowadays - but pages that you actually want to turn, which is getting rarer and rarer.... Charming, gently comedic, sweetly nerdy and enthusiastic about media both old and new * Irish Times *
Rollicking... an ode to the beauty of dead-tree books * New York Times *
Delightful... Smart, hip and witty * Washington Post *
The pages swell with Mr Sloan's nerdy affection and youthful enthusiasm for both tangible books and new media... A clever and whimsical tale with a big heart * The Economist *
It's a proper novel. By which I mean, not that it has pages you actually turn - that is optional with novels nowadays - but pages that you actually want to turn, which is getting rarer and rarer.... Charming, gently comedic, sweetly nerdy and enthusiastic about media both old and new * Irish Times *
Rollicking... an ode to the beauty of dead-tree books * New York Times *
Delightful... Smart, hip and witty * Washington Post *
The pages swell with Mr Sloan's nerdy affection and youthful enthusiasm for both tangible books and new media... A clever and whimsical tale with a big heart * The Economist *
Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and has worked at Poynter, Current TV and Twitter in jobs that have generally had 'something to do with figuring out the future of media'. He has previously published short fiction in Kindle-only editions (Mr Penumbra started out as a 6000-word ebook). He lives in San Francisco. www.robinsloan.com / @robinsloan
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782391210 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782391215 |
| Title | Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore |
| Author | Robin Sloan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2014-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2013 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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