NCB's new "Ask a Bookseller" virtual book consultation

Looking for your next great novel? A gift for a graduate? A cookbook full of inspiration? We're starting an occasional series of informal meetings with booksellers. Tune in for some good old-fashioned bookselling and help us figure out how to recommend books in this brave new world. Ask a question or make your own suggestion. We'll spend an hour talking about books--Thursday, April 30, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.

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Date: 04/30/2020
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Place:

Zoom
United States

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