The funniest thing would be if the Rapture datings were more or less accurate, but God just couldn't find any Christians living or dead to take.

Brad’s Bookselling Wizzdom (9/23): suddenly very hot days are always more dead at the store than suddenly very cold days.

I apparently have an industry reputation for being cranky.

Dammit! U Joints is back in stock at the distributor. I thought the reordering temptation had blessedly passed! ebbooksellers.com/item/gJwtoFC...

My opting not to stock Harris' new bio was called "a shame." Which was funny, because that's exactly what I considered their desire to buy it.

She was is and forever will be an unfunny joke.

Brad's Bookselling Wisdom (9/22/25): "Having an actual bookstore makes operating a bookstore quite a bit easier, it turns out."

dudes rock

“You’re only losing a little more money each month than you were last year” is my favorite bookkeeping positive spin.

There's no way in the world I'd even try to sell this in the store, but I do pretty much want it for myself. www.ideabooks.nl/978491116900...

Seems illegal.

The Gospels play differently if you have Jesus always talk in a sarcastic tone.

Ezra Klein demonstrably does politics the wrong way.

Unstated: I'm of the Devil.

Just saw one of the most funny blurbs for a book: "Good, credible writing.”

A customer asked me yesterday to explain gnosticism to them. My former seminarian self, repressed deep, cracked his knuckles & got to work.

Nothing happened today to compel that last RT. Just saw so much despair & anger in my various socials, by trans friends who are the epitome for me of resolve and strength. I well and truly hate the fuckers who are coming after them.

We will not tolerate a whiff of scorn or even the *normalization* of scorn for our trans friends, trans strangers, trans rivals, trans idols, trans folk we owe a favor, trans folk who owe us a favor ... & so on. If you bring that into our store, you will be told (not asked) to leave.

Which hateful quote have they chosen to repeat in a monotonous, incantatory drone?

Despite micro-managing the inventory now that I’m around so much, I still can’t for the everlasting life of me remember a title.

One of my favorite things is having to prep my co-workers for potentially awkward conversations at trade shows because I was recently snippy with a publisher.

Instead of a no-hum shoulder shrug, it’s maybe esp evil because it’s “necessary” — you ever consider that?!

Counterpoint: we as an industry need to start serious conversations about divesting from this data mining corporation.

Tapping the sign: “Be more punk.”

Or, appealing to the baser elements of humanity has always been appealing to some, particularly so when the levers of power are in the hands of the basest humans on earth.

I’m not hugely into Trump expose books, but had to laugh that they posted this on the heels of the lawsuit.

Somebody at a trade show told me today I’m seem like such a happy angry person.

The description “staunch moderate” is so stupid.

Really looking forward to this. Hoping … maybe … who knows, it will occasion a special edition PRINTED winter catalog. We’ll see!

Keep seeing "serious" "liberal" "thinkers" circling back to this notion that a society founded on "discourse" is a greater priority than one founded in justice ... or, barring that eschatological notion, care. & sorry, just not seeing it.

Ezra can’t for the life of him imagine being a person or apparently seriously empathize with people whose biggest worries aren’t about recognition. Jesus, fuck that guy.

I've been tasked to curate a small art book library. Friends ... I've rarely known such joy.

These people are such morally depraved losers.

Obviously, hypocrisy is deeply coded in the DNA of the modern conservative, but the tender feelings are something really special.

extremely funny if you have been to any DSA meeting ever

Gah ... do I really want to do a non-nonstop flight to Pittsburgh in February? For a conference I'm done with after one day?

I mean, seriously, look at the description:

This looks to maybe be delayed, but also still looks so goddamn cool. www.accartbooks.com/uk/book/hitt...

I survived my first ever attempt at bouldering.

Been flipping through this the past couple of days, and it seems really excellent & smart. ebbooksellers.com/item/u60uZZa...

With the world being such absolute shit, it's some microscopically small consolation to see at the end of most days people are still reading (presumably, maybe) some ridiculously weird and challenging books.

I hate the public demand that we “must” mourn or condemn just about anything. Don’t tell me what to do! You fuckers take everything else from us, and now want our psychic / emotional life too? Fuck out of here.

The state of the world & social media arguably helps in avoiding online distractions better than programs like Freedom. My bookseller text chain, on the other hand ...

Booksellers’ eyes dart back and forth, from one to another, and back to their pay stubs.

Dude ... could you, like, go away?

This doesn't at all compare w/ the day's bigger news, but how about this for a mystery: I'm missing two books. Both are from completely different sections. Totally different subject, author, etc. Same publisher (Univ of Chicago Press). Their titles are: EDGES OF CARE and BORDERS OF CARE.

I hope the people who gunned down two Democrat leaders in Minnesota in their own homes aren’t radicalized by this.

New EBB merch slogan: “I checked EBB third, and they actually had what I was looking for.”

I’ve been importing Derek Raymond’s Factory series (what’s available anyway). First time coming across this stand-alone though.