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A job that changed me: As a bookseller I realised reading is more than an insular pleasure – it builds connection too

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I learned how to recommend the perfect book for a child whose parents were divorcing and how to identify something based on vague descriptors such as ‘the cover is orange’ Get our weekend culture and…

The Guardian United Kingdom · 9 November 2026

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