Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores

This irresistible collection is proof positive that booksellers everywhere are heroesA simple Twitter question posed by John Cleese—“What is your biggest pet peeve?”—inspired Jen Campbell to start a blog collecting all the ridiculous conversations overheard in her bookstore.“Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?”“Did Charles Dickens ever write anything fun?”“I’ve forgotten my glasses, can you read me the first chapter?”“Excuse me . . . is this book edible?”Filled with fun and …