So that's been about 16 years. I took a couple of years off, then I worked at The Bookworm, right here in Squirrel Hill, and Caliban Books in Oakland, which I think is one of the best bookstores in Pennsylvania, flat out. Dealing with the people, I think. Some people are booksellers and some people are book collectors. Book collectors never want to let a book out of their sight.
Booksellers are a whole different kind of person.
I enjoy going out, finding the books, talking to people. The books aren't quite a sideline, but it's mostly dealing with the people. You must have some interesting customers. I have people who come in and try to convert me. They take a book off the shelf and tell me Satan is speaking and I should throw the book away.